Department secretary

Departmental secretary
Occupation
Names	Secretary
Occupation type	Public servant
Activity sectors	Australian Government and state and territory governments
Description
Competencies	Strategic advice; Public administration;
Related jobs	Government minister; Director general; Chief executive officer;

Peter Shergold (right) in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; with then Prime Minister John Howard at a 2005 meeting in the United States.

In Australia, a departmental secretary is the most senior public servant of an Australian Government or state government department. They are typically responsible for the day-to-day actions of a department.