Ainsley Gotto

Ainsley Gotto (14 February 1946 – 25 February 2018) was an Australian public servant and interior designer. She was the private secretary to Prime Minister John Gorton in the late 1960s.[1] She was born in Annerley, Queensland.

Gotto began work as a typist at the Department of Immigration, but left after a few months to work for a private firm.[1] After a year, she returned to government work at the Trade Commission Service.[2]

When Gorton stepped down as prime minister in March 1971, Gotto stayed in his service when he became Minister for Defence, but resigned from the public service in 1972.[3]

Gotto died at a hospital in Woollahra, Sydney of cancer-related complications on 25 February 2018 at the age of 72.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ainsley Gotto, career girl". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 904. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 January 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 Benns, Matthew (25 February 2018). "Ainsley Gotto, former private secretary to prime minister John Gorton has died aged 71". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Papers of Ainsley Gotto". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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