Heather Smith (public servant)

Heather Smith
Smith in 2017
Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Assumed office
18 September 2017
Preceded byGlenys Beauchamp
Secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts
In office
25 January 2016 – 17 September 2017
Preceded byNew department
Succeeded byMike Mrdak
Personal details
BornHeather Joy Smith
SpouseMartin Parkinson
Alma materUniversity of Queensland (BEc (Hons))
Australian National University (MEc, PhD)
OccupationPublic servant
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Heather Joy Smith PSM is an Australian public servant. She took up the position of Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts in January 2016 and later headed the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.