Three new department secretaries appointed
By
Chris Johnson
Friday July 9, 2021
Kathryn Campbell is now Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)
Scott Morrison has appointed three new secretaries to head Australian Public Service departments.
The prime minister has named Kathryn Campbell as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ray Griggs as Secretary of the Department of Social Services and Katherine Jones the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department.
Campbell and Griggs will take the reins of their respective departments on July 22, while Jones will start on August 16.
All three appointments have five-year tenures.