Norman Fisher (public servant)

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Norman William Frederick Fisher AM (5 September 1936 – 19 February 1997) was a senior Australian public servant in Canberra.

Norman Fisher AM
Born(1936-09-05)5 September 1936
Died19 February 1997(1997-02-19) (aged 60)
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationPublic servant
SpouseMaureen

Fisher held many positions in the Australian Public Service, including Foundation Director, Bureau of Labour Market Research (1980); Director, Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (1982); Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Board (1986); Director, ACT Institute of Technical and Further Education 1988–1993; and again from 1993 until his retirement in 1997. He was founding Director of the Australian International Hotel School.

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Fisher was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 9 June 1986 "in recognition of service in the fields of labour market research and public administration".[1]

In 2001, a street in the Canberra suburb of Bruce was named Norman Fisher Circuit in Fisher's honour.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Mr Norman William Frederick Fisher". It's An Honour. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ Australian Capital Territory Public Place Names Act 1989 Instrument No.49 of 2001 (PDF), ACT Government, 20 March 2001, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012

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