Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Australia)

Chief of Staff to the
Prime Minister of Australia
Incumbent
Tim Gartrell
since 23 May 2022
Prime Minister's Office
SeatAustralian Parliament House
AppointerPrime Minister of Australia
PrecursorPrincipal Private Secretary
Formation1972
First holderPeter Wilenski
Websitewww.pm.gov.au

The Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Australia is the principal adviser and head of the Prime Minister's Office.[1] The position of Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Australia was formally created by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1972 to run the political and private office of the Prime Minister.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ [The Gatekeepers: Lessons from prime ministers’ chiefs of staff] RAW Rhodes and Anne Tiernan. Melbourne University Press 2014
  2. ^ The Prime Ministers’ Chiefs The Wheeler Centre 2014
  3. ^ [1] Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
  4. ^ The Pivot of Power: Australian Prime Ministers and Political Leadership, 1949–2016 Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House