Steven Kennedy

Steven Kennedy
PSM
Secretary of the Department of the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 September 2019
Preceded byPhil Gaetjens
Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
In office
7 September 2017 – 2 September 2019
Preceded byMike Mrdak
Succeeded bySimon Atkinson
Personal details
Born
Steven Kennedy
NationalityAustralian
Alma materThe Australian National University (PhD, MEc)
University of Sydney (BEc)

Steven Kennedy PSM is an Australian public servant. He was appointed secretary of the Department of the Treasury in September 2019. He previously served as secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development from September 2017 to August 2019.[1][2][3] Kennedy helped convince the Morrison government to implement JobKeeper during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In 2024, it was reported that Kennedy is the 7th most highly paid Australian public servant (when Executives working at government business enterprises are excluded). Earning $959,257, Kennedy is behind Glyn Davis (Prime Minister and Cabinet), Jan Adams (Foreign Affairs and Trade), Greg Moriarty (Defence), Natalie James (Employment and Workplace Relations), Tony Cook (Education), and Jim Betts (Infrastructure).[5]

  1. ^ "Dr Steven Kennedy". Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kehoe, John (25 July 2019). "New Treasury boss a nurse turned economist". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ Wright, Shane (8 November 2019). "Meet the man nursing the economy back to health". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ Grattan, Michelle. "Grattan on Friday: If the Albanese government did what really needs to be done, it would be a very big target". The Conversation. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ^ "The APS Secretaries' Salaries List 2024". The Mandarin. Retrieved 20 November 2024.