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Ben McKay

Senior public servant to succeed Julie Bishop at ANU

Gordon de Brouwer has been appointed to lead the Australian National University. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

After a chastening tenure under former politician Julie Bishop, the Australian National University has turned to the steady hand of a retired senior public servant.

Gordon de Brouwer, who completed a PhD in economics at ANU and returned as a professor, said he was "deeply honoured" to take the reins as chancellor of one of Australia's most prestigious universities this week.

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