| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
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| 2 | Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia) - Department secretary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Order | Official | Official title | Date appointment commenced | Date appointment ceased | Term in office | Notes |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 2 | Derek Volker | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 1981 | 14 November 1986 | 4–5 years | - |
| 6 | 3 | Noel Tanzer | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 18 December 1986 | 1 March 1989 | 2 years, 73 days | - |
| 7 | 4 | Lionel Woodward | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 1 March 1989 | 26 April 1994 | 5 years, 56 days | - |
| 8 | 5 | Allan Hawke | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years | - |
| 9 | 6 | Neil Johnston | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 11 March 1996 | 30 September 2004 | 8 years, 203 days | - |
| 10 | 7 | Mark Sullivan | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 26 October 2004 | 2008 | 3–4 years | - |
| 11 | 8 | Ian Campbell | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 22 September 2008 | 5 July 2013 | 4 years, 286 days | - |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 10 | Liz Cosson | Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | 18 May 2018 | incumbent | - | - |

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.