Peter Woolcott | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Peter Woolcott | |
| Australian Public Service Commissioner | |
| In office 9 August 2018 – 10 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | John Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Gordon de Brouwer |
| Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand | |
| In office 28 January 2016 – 1 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Potts |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Cumpston (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1953 West Berlin, West Germany |
| Spouse | Tanya Hollows |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Birgit and Richard Woolcott |
| Alma mater | Australian National University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Occupation | Public servant and diplomat |
Peter Richard Woolcott AO (born 19 October 1953) is an Australian public servant, diplomat and the former Australian Public Service Commissioner.[1] He was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.[2] Woolcott has served as the Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand, the Australian Ambassador for the Environment, the Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, the Australian Ambassador to Italy, the Deputy Head of Mission in Jakarta, and the Consul-General in Honolulu.[3]
- ^ "Turnbull's chief of staff to be new Public Service Commissioner". The Conversation. The Conversation Media. 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Malcolm Turnbull appoints chief of staff Greg Moriarty as new Defence secretary". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. 28 July 2017.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (28 January 2016). "High Commissioner to New Zealand" (Press release). Australia: Minister for Foreign Affairs.