Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia)
Department secretary

Order
Official
Official title
Date appointment commenced
Date appointment ceased
Term in office
Notes
1
Sir Richard Kingsland
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
5 October 1976
1981
4–5 years
served as Secretary to the Repatriation Department since 1970
2
Derek Volker
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
1981
14 November 1986
4–5 years
-
3
Noel Tanzer
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
18 December 1986
1 March 1989
2 years, 73 days
-
4
Lionel Woodward
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
1 March 1989
26 April 1994
5 years, 56 days
-
5
Allan Hawke
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
1994
1996
1–2 years
-
6
Neil Johnston
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
11 March 1996
30 September 2004
8 years, 203 days
-
7
Mark Sullivan
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
26 October 2004
2008
3–4 years
-
8
Ian Campbell
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
22 September 2008
5 July 2013
4 years, 286 days
-
9
Simon Lewis
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
July 2013
18 May 2018
5 years, 304 days
acting between May and July 2013
10
Liz Cosson
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
18 May 2018
incumbent
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Question: Who was the Australian Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs between 2013 and 2018, and what month did they take the position?
Answer: The Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs is Simon Lewis, who took the position July 2013.