{{Short description|Australian public servant}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Russell Higgins | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} | image = | image_size = | caption = | office1 = Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism | term_start1 = 27 January 1997 | term_end1 = 21 October 1998 | office2 = Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources | term_start2 = 21 October 1998 | term_end2 = 26 November 2001 | birth_name = Russell Allan Higgins | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date|19YY|MM|DD|df=y}}--> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|19YY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | occupation = Public servant | years_active = | website = | parents = | siblings = | spouse = | alma_mater = | children = }}
'''Russell Allan Higgins''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
==Life and career==
Higgins was appointed Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism on 27 January 1997.<ref name="NAA CA 8247">{{citation|title=CA 8247: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+8247|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref> After the department was abolished in 1998, Higgins was appointed Secretary of the new Department of Industry, Science and Resources.<ref name="NAA CA 8617">{{citation|title=CA 8617: Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+8617|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref>
In 2006, Higgins was appointed to the Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F68QL6%22|archivedate=15 February 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215194133/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F68QL6%22|title=Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading|first=John|last=Howard|author-link=John Howard|date=10 December 2006}}</ref>
Higgins was appointed Chair of the Board of the Global CCS Institute in June 2009.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/publications/global-ccs-institute-annual-review-2012/online/48761|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227020735/http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/publications/global-ccs-institute-annual-review-2012/online/48761|archivedate=27 February 2014|title=Russell Higgins AO Board Chair|publisher=Global CCS Institute}}</ref>
In June 2013, Higgins was appointed to the board of Leighton Holdings.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.leighton.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/22047/180613_mr.pdf|publisher=Leighton Holdings|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806061147/http://www.leighton.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/22047/180613_mr.pdf|archivedate=6 August 2013|title=RE: Correction to the biography of Mr Russell Higgins AO|date=18 June 2013}} </ref> He resigned from the board in May 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/leighton-investors-angry-over-24m-in-golden-handshakes-20140313-34qa8.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|first=Jenny|last=Wiggins|date=14 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511043116/http://www.smh.com.au/business/leighton-investors-angry-over-24m-in-golden-handshakes-20140313-34qa8.html|archivedate=11 May 2016|title=Leighton investors angry over $24m in golden handshakes}}</ref>
==Awards== In 2001, Higgins was awarded the Centenary Medal in recognition of his outstanding service to government.<ref>{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1122102|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423054635/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1122102&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=23 April 2014|title=Search Australian Honours: HIGGINS, Russell Allan|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au}}</ref>
Higgins was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 2006 for service to the community through the development and implementation of a broad range of government policies including financial management and accountability, microeconomic reform, and science and innovation strategies.<ref>{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1131310|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423054505/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1131310&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=23 April 2014|title=Search Australian Honours: HIGGINS, Russell Allan|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
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