Lenox Hewitt
Australian public servant
Sir Lenox Hewitt (7 May 1917 – 28 February 2020) was an Australian public servant. He was the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department under John Gorton (Liberal) 1968-71, and Secretary of the Department of Minerals and Energy under Rex Connor (Labor) 1972-75.
Sir Lenox Hewitt | |
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Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department | |
In office 11 March 1968 – 12 March 1971 | |
Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | |
In office 31 May 1971 – 19 December 1972 | |
Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs | |
In office 20 December 1972 – 9 January 1973 | |
Secretary of the Department of Minerals and Energy | |
In office 20 December 1972 – 24 August 1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia | 7 May 1917
Died | 28 February 2020 Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 102)
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Hope Hewitt (née Tillyard)[1] |
Children | Patricia, Antonia, Hilary and Andrew[1] |
Occupation | Public servant |
He remained active in public policy debate.[2]
He was the father of Patricia Hewitt, a former Labour minister in Tony Blair's government in the United Kingdom.
Hewitt died, aged 102, of Lewy body dementia-related problems on 28 February 2020 at a care home in Edgecliff, New South Wales.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hewitt, Patricia; Hewitt, Hilary (3 May 2011). "Career woman led life of learning". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
- ↑ Reform of Australian Government Administration: Building the world's best public service, Submission of Sir Lenox Hewitt OBE Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Day, Mark (1 March 2020). "Obituary: Lenox Hewitt's crucial role in reforming Australian ecomony". The Australian. Retrieved 2020-03-02.