Andrew Metcalfe

Andrew Metcalfe
Andrew Metcalfe in 2011
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office
1 July 2022 – 5 August 2023
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
In office
1 February 2020 – 30 June 2022
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office
29 January 2013 – 18 September 2013
Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship
In office
30 January 2007 – 28 January 2013
Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
In office
27 January 2006 – 30 January 2007
Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
In office
16 July 2005 – 27 January 2006
Personal details
Born
Andrew Edgar Francis Metcalfe

13 October 1959[citation needed]
Toowoomba, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
SpouseJenny

Andrew Edgar Francis Metcalfe, AO (born 1959) is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker who was Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry until 4 August 2023 when he retired. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He was a Partner at Ernst and Young, Canberra in its Government and Public Sector team from 2014-19.[1][2] Metcalfe was appointed by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC MP to the role of lead reviewer of the Family Relationships Services Program on 15 November 2023, with a 30 June 2024 deadline by which to complete the review.

  1. ^ "Public servants honoured at prestigious awards ceremony" (PDF) (Press release). Institute of Public Administration Australia. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ 2013 Australian Cherry Industry Conference (PDF), New South Wales Cherry Growers Association, 2013, p. 3, archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2014