Pat Brazil
Patrick Brazil was an Australian senior public servant. His career included time serving as the head of the Attorney-General's Department between 1983 and 1989.
Life and career
Pat Brazil was born in Fortitude Valley, Queensland in 1930. He was educated in Ipswich at a convent school, and later at the Christian Brothers College. He won a scholarship to study Arts and Law at the University of Queensland.Brazil moved to Canberra to join the Attorney-General's Department in August 1953.
Between 1983 and 1989, Brazil was Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department. When he resigned from the role, he also resigned from the Australian Public Service.
Brazil died on 28 June 2017.