Charles Halton | |
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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 | Australian |
Spouse | Shirley |
Children | Jane, David and Philip |
Occupation | Public servant |
Charles Christopher Halton CBE (4 March 1932 – 16 October 2013) was a senior Australian public servant.
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]
Charles Halton was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1983.[2]