Jeff Townsend

Jeff Townsend has been a Principal of the Endeavour Consulting Group (a political lobbying and government relations consultancy) since its inception. He has significant experience in the politics of resource issues, indigenous affairs, infrastructure projects and environment issues.

Jeff worked for several years in the Prime Minister’s Department under both Coalition and Labor Governments. From 1983-85, he served as Senior Private Secretary to Prime Minister Hawke and was subsequently Chief of Staff to Trade Minister Dawkins. He occupied various senior positions in the Commonwealth bureaucracy. Following the establishment of self-government in the ACT, Jeff was Chief Executive of several ACT Government Departments, including the Chief Minister’s Department and the Department of Environment, Land and Planning.

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