Graham Scott | |
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Secretary to the Treasury of New Zealand | |
In office 1986–1993 | |
Preceded by | Bernie Galvin |
Succeeded by | Murray Horn |
Personal details | |
Born | Graham Cecil Scott 26 May 1942 |
Spouse | Claudia deVita Scott |
Alma mater | |
Graham Cecil Scott CB (born 1942) is a former official of the New Zealand government and a political candidate.
After a 1972 PhD from Duke University titled 'Industrial production and investment in a dynamic, multiregional, interindustry model of the United States,' [1] he became Secretary of the New Zealand Treasury in 1986, and held that post until 1993. [2] He later headed the Health Funding Authority [3] and the Central Regional Health Authority. He was the executive chairman of Southern Cross Advisors Ltd.
In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Scott was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, for public services. [4]
In the 2005 elections, he was ranked fifth place on ACT New Zealand's party list, but the party did not gain enough votes for him to enter Parliament.