Walter Ives CBE (26 August 1917 – 20 December 2006) was a senior Australian public servant. He was head of the Department of Primary Industry from 1968 to 1978.
Walter Ives | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry (I) | |
| In office 30 December 1968 – 12 June 1974 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Agriculture | |
| In office 12 June 1974 – 22 December 1975 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry (II) | |
| In office 22 December 1975 – 18 May 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1917 |
| Died | 20 December 2006 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Spouse | Betty |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Life and career
editWalter Ives was born on 26 August 1917.[1]
Ives worked in the CSIRO, and was appointed to the Department of Primary Industry in 1969 from his position there.[2] As the Department of Primary Industry transitioned to become the Department of Agriculture, and then the Department of Primary Industry again, Ives remained its head.[3][4][5]
In May 1978, Ives was named as the first chairman of the Primary Industry Bank of Australia, and he left the Department of Primary Industry.[6]
Ives died on 20 December 2006, aged 89.[1]
Awards
editIves was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1976 for his public service.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Walter Ives (1917 - 2006), Heaven Address, archived from the original on 4 September 2014
- ^ The Mandarins, 1974,
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Walter Ives, is a Master of Economics of the University of Sydney, who came to his present position in 1969 straight from CSIRO where he had spent the greater
- ^ CA 63: Department of Primary Industry [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013
- ^ CA 1768: Department of Agriculture, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014
- ^ CA 1960: Department of Primary Industry [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013
- ^ "Ives heads new farm bank". The Canberra Times. 17 May 1980. p. 13.
- ^ "Search Australian Honours: IVES, Walter", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 4 September 2014
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