Dorte Ekelund

Ms Dorte Ekelund is the Director-General, Environment and Planning Directorate.

Dorte has had extensive experience in urban planning and administration across all spheres of government.

In her current role, she is responsible for overseeing the development of policies and programs that promote sustainable living and resource use, responding to the challenges of climate change, and providing an integrated planning, transport and land use system that contributes to the sustainable development and future of the ACT.

Equity of access to services and facilities, the provision of lifestyle and transport options, and transitioning to a less carbon intensive community are central objectives of Dorte’s work.

Dorte has previously headed up the Major Cities Unit in the Australian Government, worked in NSW local government and held the role of the Deputy Director General of the Western Australian Department for Planning and Infrastructure.