Charles Halton (public servant)
Charles Christopher Halton CBE (4 March 1932 – 16 October 2013) was a senior Australian public servant.
Charles Halton CBE | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation | |
| In office 30 September 1973 – 30 November 1973 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Transport | |
| In office 5 November 1973 – 7 May 1982 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Defence Support | |
| In office 7 May 1982 – 13 December 1984 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Communications | |
| In office 1 February 1986 – 24 July 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Christopher Halton 4 March 1932 Yorkshire, Northern England |
| Died | 16 October 2013 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley |
| Children | Jane, David and Philip |
| Occupation | Public servant |
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] The Halton family stayed in Canberra, with Charles Halton appointed to further senior positions in the 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
- 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.
- 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, archived from the original on 11 January 2014
References and further reading
- CA 29: Department of Civil Aviation, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 January 2014
- CA 1492: Department of Transport [III], Head Office/ (from 1975) Central Office, Canberra and Melbourne, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 January 2014
- CA 3067: Department of Communications [I], Central Office, Canberra, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 January 2014
- CA 3254: Department of Defence Support, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 January 2014
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bob Lansdown |
Secretary of the Department of Communications 1986 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Peter Wilenski as Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications |
| New title Department established |
Secretary of the Department of Defence Support 1982 – 1984 |
Department abolished |
| Preceded by Malcolm Macgregor Summers |
Secretary of the Department of Transport 1973 – 1982 |
Succeeded by Rae Taylor as Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction |
| Succeeded by Collin Freeland as Secretary of the Department of Aviation | ||
| Preceded by Don Anderson |
Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation 1973 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Transport |