David Smith (public servant)

Sir David Smith
KCVO, AO
Sir David Smith KCVO, AO
6th Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia
	In office; 30 January 1973 – 1 September 1990; Acting: 30 January 1973 – 20 July 1973;
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors-General	Sir Paul Hasluck (1973–74); Sir John Kerr (1974–77); Sir Zelman Cowen (1977–82); Sir Ninian Stephen (1982–89); Bill Hayden (1989–90);
Preceded by	Sir Murray Tyrrell
Succeeded by	Douglas Sturkey
Personal details
Born	David Iser Szmitkowski; 9 August 1933; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	15 August 2022 (aged 89); Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Spouse	June Francis Forestier (m. 1955)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Melbourne; Australian National University;

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Sir David Iser Smith (9 August 1933 – 15 August 2022) was an Australian public servant. He was the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia between 1973 and 1990, in which capacity he served Sir Paul Hasluck, Sir John Kerr, Sir Zelman Cowen, Sir Ninian Stephen and Bill Hayden.