Jane Halton
Sarah Jane "Jane" Halton AO PSM (born 4 January 1960) is a former senior Australian public servant, current global health leader and former casino board member. She was the head of the Department of Health between January 2002 and June 2014, and the head of the Department of Finance from 2014 to 2016. She has held senior board roles with ANZ Bank, Clayton Utz, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Crown Casino. She was the Independent Chair of COTA Australia (Council on the Ageing) beginning December 2017. In 2020, she was appointed to the Morrison government's National COVID Commission.
Jane Halton AO PSM | |
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Jane Halton addresses World Health Organization as president of the 60th World Health Assembly in 2007 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Finance | |
| In office 27 June 2014 – 15 October 2016 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Health | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 27 June 2014 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing | |
| In office January 2002 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Jane Halton 4 January 1960 Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Trevor Sutton |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Halton has held concurrent roles within the gambling and casino industry at the same time she has held senior roles within global health organizations - including the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). She held these conflicting roles despite IHME estimates that "gambling-related burden of harm was 2.5 times more than diabetes and 3.0 times more than drug use disorder". Halton has not explained the rationale for holding these competing concurrent roles despite the remuneration from Crown averaging just under AUD 300,000 per year.