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200px|Andrew Metcalfe in 2011)| imagesize = | alt = | caption = Departmental secretary>Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry| term_start1 = 1 July 2022| term_end1 = 5 August 2023Departmental secretary>Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment| term_start2 = 1 February 2020| term_end2 = 30 June 2022Departmental secretary>Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry| term_start3 = 29 January 2013| term_end3 = 18 September 2013Departmental secretary>Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship| term_start4 = 30 January 2007| term_end4 = 28 January 2013Departmental secretary>Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs| term_start5 = 27 January 2006| term_end5 = 30 January 2007Departmental secretary>Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs| term_start6 = 16 July 2005| term_end6 = 27 January 2006| birth_name = Andrew Edgar Francis Metcalfedate=February 2014}}| birth_place = Toowoomba, Queensland| death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Australian| other_names = | known_for = | alma_mater = | spouse = Jenny}}Andrew Edgar Francis Metcalfe, {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 1959) is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker who was Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry until 4 August 2023 when he retired. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He was a Partner at Ernst and Young, Canberra in its Government and Public Sector team from 2014-19.PRESS RELEASE,weblink 13 May 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130513152730weblink">weblink Public servants honoured at prestigious awards ceremony, Institute of Public Administration Australia, 19 September 2012, {{citation|page=3|title=2013 Australian Cherry Industry Conference|publisher=New South Wales Cherry Growers Association|year=2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130130758weblink|url=http://nswcga.com.au/userfiles/file/Invitation.pdf|archivedate=30 January 2014}} Metcalfe was appointed by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC MP to the role of lead reviewer of the Family Relationships Services Program on 15 November 2023, with a 30 June 2024 deadline by which to complete the review.

Background and early life

Andrew Metcalfe was born and raised in Toowoomba, Queensland.INTERVIEW, FTA interview with Andrew Metcalfe AO Secretary (Designate) Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), FTA Interviews,weblink Andrew, Metcalfe, Paul Zalai,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130421065529weblink">weblink 21 April 2013, {{sfn|Malone|2006|p=56}} He attended Rangeville State School and Toowoomba Grammar School and was dux of Toowoomba Grammar in 1976.{{sfn|Malone|2006|p=56}} He then earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1980, and a Bachelor of Laws in 1985 from the University of Queensland.{{citation|url=https://www.business.uq.edu.au/news/mba_students_meet_leader_with_the_toughest_job_in_australia_2011_04_11|publisher=University of Queensland|date=11 April 2011|author=UQ Business School|title=MBA students meet leader with the toughest job in Australia|archivedate=1 February 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201010343weblink|url-status=live}}{{Failed verification|date=February 2014}}

Public service career

Andrew Metcalfe joined the Australian Public Service as an Administrative Trainee in 1980, assigned to the Public Service Board, in Canberra. In 1981, he transferred to the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs {{sfn|Malone|2006|p=51, 56–58}} until 1989 when in September, he was appointed Regional Director for Immigration, and Consul, Australian Consulate-General, Hong Kong until May 1993.{{sfn|Malone|2006|p=57–58}}Upon his return to Canberra, he was appointed Assistant Secretary, Legal Branch at the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs until April 1996.{{sfn|Malone|2006|p=58}} He served as the Chief of Staff to the then Minister for Immigration, the Hon Philip Ruddock MP from April until December 1997,{{sfn|Malone|2006|p=58}} whereupon he returned to the department as a First Assistant Secretary.{{citation|url=http://www.immi.gov.au/about/reports/annual/1998-99/html/port.htm#corp2a.or|title=Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Annual Report 1998-99|year=1999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008095243weblink|archivedate=8 October 2013|url-status=dead|publisher=Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs|access-date=30 January 2014}} He was promoted to Deputy Secretary and then{{citation|url=http://www.immi.gov.au/about/reports/annual/1999-2000/over6.htm.or|title=Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Annual Report 1999-00|year=2000|publisher=Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs|archivedate=8 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008180225weblink|access-date=30 January 2014}} appointed Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in August 2002, with responsibilities for the coordination of policy advice to the Prime Minister on international affairs, national security and machinery of government issues.{{citation|url=http://www.dpmc.gov.au/annual_reports/2002-03/pdf/annual_report0203.pdf|title=Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2002-03|date=October 2003|page=23|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|archivedate=19 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419210017weblink|isbn=0-642-51906-4}} He was the inaugural chair of the Commonwealth/State/Territory National Counter Terrorism Committee.John Howard appointed Andrew Metcalfe Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in July 2005.PRESS RELEASE,weblink 19 December 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131219014004weblink">weblink New Senior Appointments, John, Howard, John Howard, 10 July 2005, Metcalfe stayed on as the Department transitioned, first becoming the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and later the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. He defended the often-criticised Gillard government Malaysia Solution during his time in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.NEWS,weblink Immigration Department secretary Andrew Metcalfe, 23 September 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140117095922weblink">weblink 17 January 2014, Alan, Porritt, AAP, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, During his time as Secretary of Immigration, he Chaired the Commonwealth/State/Territory Standing Committee on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2005–12) and of the Five Countries (Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada and the UK) Conference (2007, 2011).{{citation|chapter-url=http://www.immi.gov.au/about/reports/annual/2010-11/html/or|title=Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2010–11|chapter=Secretary's Review|page=9}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}Metcalfe was appointed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, beginning January 2013.PRESS RELEASE,weblink 19 December 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131219061003weblink">weblink Julia, Gillard, Julia Gillard, 28 September 2012, Appointment of Secretaries, He was one of three public service heads relieved of their commissions by the Abbott government after the 2013 federal election.NEWS,weblink 25 September 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130925143943weblink">weblink Three public service department heads sacked by the Abbott government, 18 September 2013, Noel, Towell, The Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, {{citation|url=http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/metcalfe-sacked-from-daff/2671881.aspx?storypage=0|archivedate=10 November 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110121937weblink|title=Metcalfe sacked from DAFF|date=18 September 2013|first=Colin|last=Bettles|publisher=Farm Weekly}}NEWS,weblink 28 December 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131228113514weblink">weblink Australian Broadcasting Commission, Agriculture Dep't boss sacked as ministry sworn in, Anna, Vidot, 19 September 2013, He was reappointed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on 5 December, 2019 with effect from 1 February 2020. He served in this position until 30 June 2022, when the department was renamed to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on July 1, 2022. Metcalfe kept his role and is currently the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.On 13 June 2023, Metcalfe announced his intent to retire as Secretary, to take effect on 5 August.WEB, Message from Andrew Metcalfe AO,weblink Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Fisheries, 13 October 2023, WEB, Macdonald, Anna, Metcalfe thanks ‘inspirational’ public servants as he announces APS retirement,weblink The Mandarin, 13 October 2023, He was succeeded by Adam Fennessy.WEB, Media statement: Adam Fennessy PSM to be new Secretary for Agriculture,weblink Senator the Hon Murray Watt Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 13 October 2023,

Honours and awards

Metcalfe was named the 2010 "Federal Government Leader of the Year", awarded by the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Andrew Metcalfe named 2010 Federal Government Leader of the Year, 28 September 2010, 18 August 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110818042808weblink">weblink In January 2012 Metcalfe was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day Honours List for "distinguished service to public sector leadership through contributions to Australia's international relations and to major public policy development and implementation in the areas of immigration, Australian citizenship, cultural diversity, and national security; and to the community".NEWS,weblink Christian, Kerr, 26 January 2012, Immigration department head Andrew Metcalfe thrilled by award, The Australian, In September 2012 Metcalfe was made a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, an organisation of which he was the ACT President from 2009 to 2013.WEB, September 2019, IPAA ACT Presidents,weblink 20 March 2021, IPAA ACT, He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Public service leadership

Metcalfe is a highly experienced public administrator and public policy expert, strongly committed to public service.{{sfn|Malone|2006}}{{citation |url=http://www.immi.gov.au/about/reports/annual/2010-11/html/or |title=Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2010–11 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He transformed the then-Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs following his appointment in 2005 as Secretary in the wake of the Cornelia Rau and Vivian Alvarez scandals, successfully and positively reforming its culture and operations.{{citation|chapter-url=http://www.oapen.org/download?type=document&docid=458939&bcsi_scan_2b9cb3cfb553fadb=hQNuGo1HZVSGa7yDudJdrL90/mcWAAAANJgjRA|title=Delivering Policy Reform: Anchoring Significant Reforms in Turbulent Times|editor1-last=Lindquist|editor1-first=Evert A.|editor2-last=Vincent|editor2-first=Vincent|editor3-last=Wanna|editor3-first=John|chapter=Chapter 12: The overhaul of Australian immigration practices, 2005–2010|first=Andrew|last=Metcalfe|pages=131–143}}PRESS RELEASE,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140201011125weblink">weblink 1 February 2014, Proust report on immigration reform progress, 5 December 2008, He has worked extensively on the international stage, particularly with the immigration authorities in many countries in Asia; and with Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States when he chaired the Five Countries Conference of immigration authorities in 2007 and 2011.PRESS RELEASE,weblink ASEAN-Australia Immigration Consultations, 1 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140201011440weblink">weblink live, 15 November 2006, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, During his time as Deputy Secretary in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, he led the coordination of all policy advice to the Prime Minister on international affairs, national security, and machinery of government matters, as well as being the inaugural chair of the National Counter Terrorism Committee, comprising Federal and State deputy police commissioners and deputy heads of Premiers’ and Chief Ministers’ departments; and senior representatives from ASIO, the Special Operations Command of the Department of Defence, and other Commonwealth departments.He was also a member of several government boards, most notably as a member of the National Australia Day Council (2002-2012); the Administrative Review Council (2002-2012); and the Council of the Order of Australia (2002-2005). He was the longest-serving President of the Institute of Public Administration (ACT),{{citation|url=http://www.act.ipaa.org.au/About-Us/ipaa-act-presidents.html?highlight=WyJhbmRyZXciLCJtZXRjYWxmZSIsImFuZHJldyBtZXRjYWxmZSJdor|publisher=Institute of Public Administration ACT|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201011623weblink|archivedate=1 February 2014|url-status=dead|title=IPAA ACT Presidents|date=17 December 2011|access-date=30 January 2014}} a White Ribbon Ambassador,PRESS RELEASE,weblink DIAC and FECCA speak out on violence against women, 25 November 2010, 1 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140201011728weblink">weblink Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, the Patron of Expand (a public sector organisation for Executive Assistants), Patron of the Gundaroo Bush Festival, and a volunteer technical official for Swimming NSW/ACT. Metcalfe was appointed as a Partner with Ernst & Young in their Canberra operation on February 6, 2014weblink {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221203328weblink |date=21 February 2014 }}. or Press release Ernst & Young joining its Government and Public Sector team. Ernst & Young's Canberra managing Partner, Lucille Halloran described Metcalfe, in her announcement, as "an inspirational leader with in-depth knowledge of the Australian and international public sectors (who) brings extensive experience and insights about the important relationship between business, the community and governments".

Board and Council memberships

• Chair (and briefly Deputy Chair) of the National Youth Science Forum 2015-20
• National Australia Day Council 2002–12{{citation|url=http://www.australiaday.org.au/storage/NADC%20Annual%20Report%202012.pdf|title= National Australia Day Council Annual Report 2011-2012|year=2012|page=17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201011910weblink|archivedate=1 February 2014}}
• Administrative Review Council 2002–12{{citation|url=http://www.arc.ag.gov.au/Documents/ARC+Annual+Report+-+2008-09+-+pdf+version.pdf|title=ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COUNCIL THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT: 2008–09|publisher=Administrative Review Council|page=3|year=2009|isbn=978-1-921241-90-1}}
• Australian Multicultural Council since 2011PRESS RELEASE,weblink Congratulations to Secretary Andrew Metcalfe on Order of Australia award, 26 January 2012, Chris, Bowen, Chris Bowen, 1 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130419024830weblink">weblink 19 April 2013, dead,
• Council of the Order of Australia 2002–05{{citation|chapter-url=http://www.immi.gov.au/about/reports/annual/2009-10/html/overview/senior-executives.htm|title=Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2009-10|year=2010|chapter=Senior Executives|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008222331weblink|archivedate=8 October 2013}}
• DesignGov 2013{{citation|url=http://design.gov.au/about/|title=about|publisher=Australian Government|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619131544weblink|archivedate=19 June 2013}}
• Strategic Centre for Leadership, Learning and Development 2013
• President of the Institute of Public Administration (ACT) 2009–13
• National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Advisory Board 2020WEB,weblink Expanded Advisory Board to support the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency {{!, Drought and Flood Response & Recovery|website=www.droughtandflood.gov.au|access-date=2020-02-17}}

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References and further reading

• {{citation|last=Malone|first=Paul|url=http://epress.anu.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dept_heads_whole.pdf|title=Australian department heads under Howard : career paths and practice|year=2006|isbn=1-920942-83-1|publisher=The Australian National University|location=Canberra, Australia|chapter=Chapter 9: The ‘New’ Old Broom – Andrew Metcalfe, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs|pages=51–58|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106031526weblink|archivedate=6 November 2013}}
• NEWS, Burgess, Verona Burgess, Verona, Banks Lament policy failures,weblink Australian Financial Review, 27 November 2013, 10 February 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222145333weblink">weblink 22 February 2014, dead,