In March, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) announced that it had appointed Adrian Beresford-Wylie as its Chief Executive. He will take up this post on 1 May.
A senior Commonwealth public servant with an exceptional knowledge of Federal-Local Government relations, ALGA President, Councillor Paul Bell, said that Adrian Beresford-Wylie brings with him a wealth of experience, combining policy, administrative and economic skills.
“We look forward to working with Adrian to build our existing partnerships with the Australian Government and to develop and progress our case for reform of Federal-Local Government financial relations,” Councillor Bell said.
Adrian Beresford-Wylie is currently the General Manager of the Local Government and Natural Disaster Relief Branch in the Federal Department of Transport and Regional Services, a position he has held since September 2002. He will leave this position following the meeting of the Local Government and Planning Ministers Council on 12 April.
Mr Beresford-Wylie has tertiary qualifications in law and economics from the Australian National University and the College of Law in Sydney. He began his public service career in 1984 as a Foreign Affairs Officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs.
