About Doug McKay
Lived 1923 – 2012 (aged 88). Doug McKay was an Australian civil servant.
Douglas Henry McKay (5 September 1923 – 7 July 2012) was a senior Australian public servant.
Life and career Doug McKay was born in North Sydney on 5 September 1923, growing up around Tumbarumba then Narrandera in southern New South Wales.
In 1971, McKay was appointed Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Between December 1972 and January 1973, McKay was Acting Secretary of the Department of Tourism and Recreation as well as the Department of Secondary Industry, while serving as permanent head of trade department (which had since become the Department of Overseas Trade).
In 1978, he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry. Before retiring in 1980, McKay went on extended sick leave.
McKay died in Canberra on 7 July 2012.
Awards Doug McKay was made a Civil Officer of the Order of the British Empire in January 1966 for his public service.
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Who was Doug McKay?
Public servant (1923-2012)
When was Doug McKay born?
Doug McKay was born on 5 September 1923.
When did Doug McKay die?
Doug McKay died on 7 July 2012 in Canberra.
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Doug McKay was a civil servant.
What nationality was Doug McKay?
Doug McKay was Australian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Doug McKay (public servant)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Doug McKay. https://biography.guide/doug-mckay-civil-servant/
MLA: "Doug McKay." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/doug-mckay-civil-servant/.
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