Phil Gaetjens

Phil Gaetjens is an Australian public servant, currently serving as the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Phil Gaetjens
Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Assumed office
2 September 2019
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byMartin Parkinson
Secretary of the Department of the Treasury
In office
1 August 2018 – 2 September 2019
Preceded byJohn Fraser
Succeeded bySteven Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Philip Gaetjens
EducationFlinders University (BA)
University of Canberra (GrDip)

Education

Gaetjens earned a Bachelor of Arts from Flinders University and Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Canberra.

Career

Gaetjens began his career in government in 1977 as an Assistant Research Officer in the Bureau of Transport Economics. He moved to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in 1991 before becoming a Senior Adviser to Infrastructure Australia 1993. In 1994, he served as a Parliamentary Liaison Officer in the Australian Senate. He joined the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance as Assistant Under Treasurer for State Enterprises in 1995. From 1997 to 2007, Gaetjens served as Chief of Staff to then-Treasurer Peter Costello. In 2008, Gaetjens became Chief Adviser in the Competition and Consumer Policy Division in the Treasury Department. Gaetjens later became Director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Policy Support Unit before returning to Australia in 2010.[1]

From 2015 to 2018, Gaetjens served as Chief of Staff to Scott Morrison. From 1 August 2018 to 2 September 2019, he served as Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. Gaetjens's nomination was criticised as an example of the politicisation of traditionally-nonpartisan government offices.[2] He became Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on 2 September 2019, succeeding Martin Parkinson.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Cabinet, Prime Minister and (22 October 2014). "The Secretary". www.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Why Phil Gaetjens should not lead Treasury". Crikey. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Karp, Paul (25 July 2019). "Scott Morrison's former chief of staff Phil Gaetjens handed top public service role". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Burgess, Katie (5 February 2020). "Phil Gaetjens accused of being Scott Morrison's 'butler'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Can former political staffers turn into impartial public servants?". The Mandarin. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "Australia's 10 most covertly powerful people". Australian Financial Review. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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