Australian public servant
Charles Halton
In office In office In office In office
Born Charles Christopher Halton
(1932-03-04 ) 4 March 1932Yorkshire , Northern England Died 16 October 2013(2013-10-16) (aged 81) Nationality Spouse Shirley Children Jane , David and PhilipOccupation Public servant
Charles Christopher Halton CBE
Life and career
Charles Halton was born on 4 March 1932 in Yorkshire , Northern England .[ 1]
As an engineer in England in the 1950s and 60s, Halton was associated with the development of the Concorde and the guidance system of the Bristol Bloodhound .[ 1] [ 2]
Gough Whitlam appointed Halton Secretary of the Department of Transport in 1973, and Halton and his family moved to Canberra from Canada where they had lived since 1969.[ 3] [ 4] Australian Public Service , as Secretary of the Department of Defence Support (1982-84), as Chairman leading a taskforce on Youth Allowance Administration (1984–85) and as Secretary of the Department of Communications (1986–87).[ 2]
Awards
Charles Halton was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1983.[ 2]
References
^ a b Waterford, Jack (29 October 2013). "Mathematician figured it all out as Australia's first federal transport tsar" . The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.^ a b c Hawke, Robert (23 July 1985). "Untitled" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.^ Davidson, Gay (26 September 1973). "Canadian to head amalgam of DCA, Transport" . The Canberra Times . ACT. p. 1. ^ Malone, Paul (November 2006), "Chapter 19: Taking the 'Hospital Pass' – Jane Halton, Department of Health and Ageing" , Australian Department Heads Under Howard: Career Paths and Practice (Collected articles from the Canberra Times) , ANU E Press and ANZSOG, ISBN 1-920942-83-1 the original on 11 January 2014
References and further reading
CA 29: Department of Civil Aviation, Central Office the original on 15 March 2020, retrieved 12 January 2014 CA 1492: Department of Transport [III], Head Office/ (from 1975) Central Office, Canberra and Melbourne , retrieved 12 January 2014 [permanent dead link ] CA 3067: Department of Communications [I], Central Office, Canberra , retrieved 12 January 2014 [permanent dead link ] CA 3254: Department of Defence Support , retrieved 12 January 2014 [permanent dead link ]
