Walter Ives | |
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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 |
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Spouse | Betty |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Public servant |
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 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]
Ives was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1976 for his public service. [7]
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
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 |
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Spouse | Betty |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Public servant |
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 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]
Ives was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1976 for his public service. [7]
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