Simon Duggan
Simon Duggan
Current roles
- Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations — Executive
Roles over time
| Period | Agency | Position | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | Deputy Secretary | $422,119 | $526,586 |
| 2023-24 | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | Deputy Secretary | $418,452 | $510,829 |
| 2022-23 | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | Deputy Secretary | $303,388 | $344,835 |
| 2022-23 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Deputy Secretary | $95,108 | $112,297 |
| 2021-22 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Deputy Secretary | $381,108 | $466,830 |
| 2020-21 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Deputy Secretary | $370,770 | $450,325 ⚠️ |
| 2019-20 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Deputy Secretary | $402,374 | $483,715 ⚠️ |
| 2018-19 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | $206,349 | $252,027 ⚠️ |
⚠️ marks a row whose components do not sum to its own stated total by more than $1,000 — a keying error in the source. Not used for any ranking.
Contact
- Phone: 1300 488 064
Direct details from directory.gov.au role 53864, as at 2026-08-31.
Coverage of their agencies
- 2026-06-08 — Employment services providers submit AI plans to DEWR
- 2026-06-02 — DEWR details ‘forward leaning’ AI policy
- 2026-02-11 — DEWR dodges questions on secretary’s dismissal
- 2026-02-05 — New secretary Duggan accepts the DEWR challenge
- 2025-12-17 — How the DEWR vs Deloitte AI battle unfolded
- 2026-08-20 — Environment win: Key Samuel review reform locked in
- 2026-06-02 — Environment Department told to keep unified, delivery key to capability demands
- 2026-05-14 — DCCEEW does heavy lifting on budget repair
- 2026-04-12 — Unsteady as she goes in DAFF and DCCEEW’s executive ranks
- 2025-12-02 — David Fredericks: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water former secretary
- 2025-12-02 — Steven Kennedy: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary
- 2025-12-02 — Glyn Davis: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet former secretary
- 2024-11-18 — Glyn Davis: Prime Minister and Cabinet
Built from 18 recorded appearance(s) across 3 source(s). Every figure traces to a directory role id or an annual report row.
