Allan Douglas Hawke AC (born 18 February 1948) is a former Australian senior public servant and diplomat. He has served as: Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Paul Keating; Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs (1994–1996); Secretary of the Department of Transport and Regional Services (1996–1999); and Secretary of the Department of Defence (1999–2002). Hawke was then appointed High Commissioner to New Zealand (2003–2005), and subsequently Chancellor of the Australian National University (2006–2009). Since then, Hawke has been a board member of the Canberra Raiders.