Gregory Frank Taylor is a retired Australian senior public servant, he was head of the

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between 1993 and 1996. From 1997 to 2000 Taylor was Executive Director at the

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Career

Taylor was appointed to his first

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role at the head of the

Department of Employment, Education and Training The Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and March 1996. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation ...

in 1989. In 1993, he shifted to the

, and in 1996 to the

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. He was moved on from his role at the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism by the Howard Government at the end of 1996. After leaving the

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, Taylor was appointed an Executive Director at the

(IMF). He started in the role just ahead of the

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. During his time at the IMF he represented the interests of Australia and a number of other countries, including Papua New Guinea. He completed his term on 31 October 2000.

Awards and honours

In June 1995, Taylor was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for public service to the development of economic and social policy. The

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named the Greg Taylor Scholarships in honour of Taylor, the scholarships make research opportunities available at the Development Policy Centre to emerging scholars of Papua New Guinea and the Pacific.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Greg Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian public servants Officers of the Order of Australia Secretaries of the Australian Government Education Department