Malcolm Shepherd
CMG, ISO
Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department
In office
1 January 1912 – 27 January 1921
Succeeded byPercy Deane
Secretary of the Department of Defence
In office
1927–1937
Preceded byThomas Trumble
Succeeded bySir Frederick Shedden
Personal details
Born(1873-10-27)27 October 1873
Cambewarra, New South Wales
Died25 June 1960(1960-06-25) (aged 86)
East Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Spouse(s)Edith Nina Adelaide Dimelow (m. 1899; d. 1915)
Linda Hazel Hopetoun Gill (m. 1917)
OccupationPublic servant

Malcolm Lindsay Shepherd CMG, ISO (27 October 1873 – 25 June 1960) was a senior Australian public servant. From 1904 to 1911 he served as the private secretary to four Australian prime ministers, (Alfred Deakin, Chris Watson, George Reid and Andrew Fisher), prior to being appointed as the inaugural Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department (1911–1921). He subsequently served as official secretary of the Commonwealth of Australia in London (1921–1927) and Secretary of the Department of Defence (1927–1937).[1]

References

  1. ^ Hudson, W. J.; Steele, Christine (1988). Shepherd, Malcolm Lindsay (1873–1960). Vol. 11. Australian National University. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
Government offices New titleDepartment established Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department 1911–1921 Succeeded byPercy Deane Preceded byThomas Trumble Secretary of the Department of Defence (II) 1927–1937 Succeeded bySir Frederick Shedden



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