Lindsay Percival Duthie is a former senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as

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of the Department of Primary Industry, between 1980 and 1986.

Life and career

Lindsay Duthie was born in the early 1930s in Wiluna, Western Australia. He joined the

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in 1951 in the

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. In 1976, he was appointed Deputy Secretary in the

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. Duthie was appointed Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry in April 1980. In 1986, in the departmental reshuffle, Duthie was removed as head of the Primary Industry Department, going on to become Special Trade Representative of Australia to Europe between 1986 and 1990.

Awards

Duthie was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in January 1992, in recognition of his service to international trade.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duthie, Lindsay Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian public servants Members of the Order of Australia People from Wiluna, Western Australia 1930s births