
41st RSEP International Multidisciplinary Conference
Review of Socio-Economic Perspectives (RSEP)
Jenny Wilkinson has been named by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as new Secretary of the Treasury. Wilkinson is a prominent figure in Australian government and policy circles, who since 2022 has led the Australian Department of Finance. The appointment is particularly notable, as it is the first time in over 120 years that the key role at the Treasury has had a female incumbent.
Eminent economist S Mahendra Dev has been appointed as the new chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), succeeding Bibek Debroy. Dev, renowned for his work in agricultural and developmental economics, brings decades of academic and policy experience to the position. The appointment is expected to influence India's economic policy direction, especially amid evolving economic challenges.