Harold Raggatt

Sir Harold Raggatt
CBE
Secretary of the Department of National Development
In office
16 July 1951 – 24 January 1965
Personal details
Born Harold George Raggatt
(1900-01-25)25 January 1900
North Sydney
Died 2 November 1968(1968-11-02) (aged 68)
Hughes, Canberra
Nationality Australia Australian
Alma mater University of Sydney
Occupation Public servant

Sir Harold George Raggatt CBE (25 January 1900 – 2 November 1968) was a senior Australian public servant and geologist, best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of National Development.

Life and career

Harold Raggatt was born on 25 January 1900 in North Sydney, New South Wales.[1]

Raggatt joined the Australian Public Service in 1939.[2]

Between 1951 and 1965, Raggatt was Secretary of the Department of National Development.[3] In the role, he worked to measure Australia's natural resources, and to develop a policy to assist in Australia's economic development.[2] In 1960, he helped broker the lifting of the 20-year embargo on Australian export of iron ore.[2]

Awards

Raggat was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1954.[4] In June 1963, Raggatt was appointed a Knight Bachelor.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Branagan, D.F., "Raggatt, Sir Harold George (1900–1968)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 27 September 2014
  2. 1 2 3 "The man who made it all possible". The Canberra Times. 1 February 1965. p. 2.
  3. ↑ CA 56: Department of National Development [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 September 2014
  4. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: RAGGATT, Harold George", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 September 2014
  5. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: RAGGATT, Harold George", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 September 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
Robert Jackson		 Secretary of the Department of National Development
1951 – 1965 		Succeeded by
Bill Boswell


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