Heather Smith (public servant)

Dr Heather Smith PSM
Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 2017
Preceded by	Glenys Beauchamp
Secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts
In office 25 January 2016 – 17 September 2017
Preceded by	New department
Succeeded by	Mike Mrdak
Personal details
Born	Heather Joy Smith
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Martin Parkinson[1]
Alma mater	University of Queensland (BEc (Hons)) Australian National University (MEc, PhD)
Occupation	Public servant

Heather Joy Smith PSM is an Australian public servant. She took up the position of Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts in January 2016 and later headed the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.