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Glenda Pickersgill
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 Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:42 am Post subject: MS 31/1/2011 New chefs for Infrastrucure and Planning |
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| Quote: | Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
The Honourable Stirling Hinchliffe
31/01/2011
New chiefs for Infrastrucure and Planning
The State Government has announced new leadership for the Department of Infrastructure and Planning (DIP).
The announcement follows the appointment of previous Director-General and Coordinator-General Graeme Newton as head of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.
Minister for Local Government Desley Boyle and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe today approved the appointment of Growth Management Queensland Chief Executive Paul Low as DIP's Acting Director-General.
They also approved the appointment of former Chief Executive Officer of WaterSecure Keith Davies as Coordinator- General.
Mr Low reports to both ministers and will be responsible for the state's planning and growth management agendas as well as providing support for the Local Government sector.
Mr Davies will work across the whole of government on independent environmental assessments for many of the state's biggest projects and will also facilitate major projects for economic activity, social development and new jobs.
Ms Boyle welcomed the appointment Mr Low, an experienced planner and public servant, to the department's top role.
Mr Low has spent the past 18 years working in both the private and public sectors, including the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation and the Department of Transport and Main Roads in Queensland. Before his GMQ role, he was Associate Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
"Paul is an ideal leader for this portfolio with his professional qualifications in urban planning and a wealth of experience in leading policy, planning and infrastructure development," Ms Boyle said.
Mr Hinchliffe, as the minister who will work most closely with the Coordinator-General, also welcomed the new appointments.
"I congratulate both men and look forward to the hard work ahead as Queensland regains its feet in the months ahead and then moves forward," Mr Hinchliffe said.
"Keith has more than 35 years experience in the water and energy industries in Australia and the United Kingdom. Mr Davies has also has been nominated by Engineers Australia as one of Australia's top 100 influential engineers for the last two years.''
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