William Cole (public servant)
Sir William Cole | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Finance (1976–1997) | |
| In office 7 December 1976 – 2 November 1978 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Defence | |
| In office 6 February 1984 – 15 October 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert William Cole 16 September 1926 |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne[1] |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Sir (Robert) William Cole (born 16 September 1926)[2] is a retired senior Australian public servant. He held secretary-level positions in four departments or agencies during the Fraser Government and Hawke Government years.
Biography
Robert William Cole was born in 1926.[3][4]
He has held the positions of:
- first Assistant Secretary to the Treasury (1972–76)
- Australian Statistician (1976)
- Secretary of the Department of Finance (1976–78)
- Chairman of the Public Service Board (1978–83) and
- Secretary of the Department of Defence (1984-87).[5]
Cole was knighted in the New Year's Honours of 1981.[6][7]
References
- ^ CP 635: Roger Sir Robert William COLE KT, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 March 2014
- ^ Who's Who in Australia
- ^ National Library of Australia
- ^ National Library of Australia
- ^ Parliament of Australia: Departmental Machinery of Government Since 1987
- ^ Search Australian Honours: COLE, Robert William, Australian Government, archived from the original on 28 March 2014
- ^ "State Intelligence" (PDF). The London Gazette. 12 May 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2012.