Bill Farmer (public servant)
Bill Farmer | |
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In office 30 January 2001 – 26 November 2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | William John Farmer 10 June 1947 Bishop's Castle, England |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Elaine Farmer Public servant |
William John Farmer
Background and early life
Bill Farmer graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and from the London School of Economics with a Master of Science in Economics.[3]
Career
Farmer started his public service career in the
Between 1998 and 2005, Farmer was secretary of the Australian immigration department. The department was first known as the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs when he was appointed, and later called the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.[3] In 2001, he also held the concurrent appointment of secretary of the short-lived Department of Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.[7]
In 2005 Farmer was appointed Australia's ambassador to Indonesia, replacing David Ritchie.
Farmer retired in 2010.[12][13] In retirement, he headed an independent review of Australia's live animal export trade,[14] tasked in June 2011 to examine the facilities, treatment and handling of livestock in Indonesia.[15] Farmer made 14 recommendations, including that live animal exporters should be required to ensure their "supply chains" comply with international animal welfare standards.[16] He also served on the High-Level Review of the Australian Aid program 2010–2011, and chaired an Independent Review of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. He was Senior Advisor for the Australia/PNG Kokoda Initiative 2014–2016.
Awards
Farmer was awarded the
References
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Stephen (30 August 2008). "Blessed be this spouse". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Stephen (29 August 2008), "Marrying roles as cleric and envoy's wife", The Australian, News Corp Australia
- ^ a b Mr Bill Farmer AO: Ambassador to Indonesia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, archived from the original on 27 January 2014
- ^ "Wrong head rolls in Immigration". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 12 July 2005. p. 12.
- ^ Flitton, Daniel (16 January 2010). "Bureaucratic heavyweights from Class of '69". The Age. Fairfax Media. p. 3. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
- ^ Anjaiah, Veeramalla (11 July 2005). "Howard names Bill Farmer as new envoy to RI". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
- ^ Department of Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. "Annual Report 2000–01". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 December 2002.
- ^ "Immigration head resigns", ABC Premium News, Australian Broadcasting Commission, 10 July 2005
- ^ Sheridan, Greg (12 July 2010). "Greg Moriarty the best man possible for Indonesia envoy". The Australian. News Ltd.
- ^ a b Flitton, Daniel (5 July 2010). "Jakarta envoy leaves post". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015.
- ^ "A'lian envoy helps to send off relief aid for W Sumatra". Antara News. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
- ^ Khalik, Abdul; Siagian, Sabam (3 July 2010). "Bill Farmer: Career prepared me for Indonesian assignment". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
- ^ Kawilarang, Renne R.A. (20 April 2010). "Indonesia, a great place for Aussie diplomats". Viva News. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
- ^ Kirk, Alexandra (13 June 2011). "Former ambassador to Indonesia heads live animal export review". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014.
- ^ Wright, Shane; Mercer, Daniel (13 June 2011). "Former envoy to review live trade". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
- ^ Rout, Milanda (21 October 2011). "Tracking for all animal exports to end cruelty after Farmer review". The Australian. News Corp. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Search Australian Honours: FARMER, William John
- ^ "Queen's honour for Immigration secretary", ABC Premium News, Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 13 June 2005