Greg Tegart

William John McGregor "Greg" Tegart AM FTSE (27 March 1929 – 4 July 2023) was an Australian senior public servant. He was latterly an adjunct professor at Victoria University.

Greg Tegart AM FTSE
Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
In office 24 December 1981 – 13 December 1984
Secretary of the Department of Science
In office 13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987
Personal details
Born	William John McGregor Tegart (1929-03-27)27 March 1929
Died	4 July 2023(2023-07-04) (aged 94)
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Melbourne RMIT University University of Sheffield
Occupation	Academic and public servant

Early life

William John McGregor Tegart was born on 27 March 1929.^[1] He was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Melbourne and University of Sheffield.^[1]

Career

Tegart first joined the Australian Public Service in 1947 as Laboratory Assistant and Technical Officer with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.^[1]

Tegart was appointed Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology in 1981.^[2]

Tegart retired from the public service in 1993.^[3]

Death

Tegart died on 4 July 2023, at the age of 94.^[4]

Awards and honours

In June 1990, Tegart was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to science and technology.^[5]

Tegart was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.^[6]