Mike Kaiser

Michael Hans Kaiser (born 20 April 1963 in Brisbane) is an Australian public servant and former politician.

Kaiser graduated from the University of Queensland with degrees in electrical engineering and economics.

Kaiser conducted his own consultancy for a couple of years until he was appointed by the Labor Party in 2003 to serve as its Assistant National Secretary in the lead up to and during the 2004 federal election.

Kaiser was subsequently employed as chief of staff to New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma before becoming chief of staff to Queensland Premier Anna Bligh in late 2007.

In December 2009, Kaiser commenced employment with NBN Co, He was Director-General of the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning from April 2022 until December 2023. On 21 December 2023, Kaiser was appointed as Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Queensland). On 27 October 2024, he was stood down by Premier-elect David Crisafulli following the 2024 Queensland state election.

In July 2025 Kaiser was appointed as the Secretary of the federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by Anthony Albanese.