Lionel Barrie Woodward, AO (born 9 October 1942) is a retired senior Australian public servant.
[1] In 1982, Woodward was appointed a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, where he remained until 1985.
[2] Between March 1989 and April 1994, Woodward was the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
[1] Woodward was the Chief Executive Director of the Australian Customs Service for over a decade, between 1994 and 2005.
[3] Woodward was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1995.