Ronald Harvey

Ronald George "Ron" Harvey, (born 9 June 1934) is a former senior Australian public servant and sport administrator. He was the third director of the Australian Institute of Sport, serving in the role from 1987 until 1989.

Early life Harvey was born on 9 June 1934 in the Perth suburb of Subiaco and attended Perth Boys High School. In 1993, he was appointed a member of the Australian Olympic Committee's board and was vice president from 2001 to 2013. In 1997, he was President of Basketball Australia. From 2004 to 2007, he was a director of Football Federation Australia. He organised the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay leg in Australia.

Public service career Harvey started his Australian Public Service career as a junior clerk in the Department of the Army at Swan Barracks in Perth. Harvey noted that the highlight of his public service career was working as private secretary to Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, who he described as a "great prime minister and very challenging to work for". 1999 – Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the promotion of basketball 2000 – Australian Sports Medal 2001 – Centenary Medal 2003 – National Service Medal 2024 - ACT Sport Hall of Fame Associate Member Australian Defence Medal Life Member of Basketball Australia