Sir Frederick Henry WheelerAC,CBE (9 January 1914 – 5 August 1994) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury from 1971 to 1979.
Wheeler began his Commonwealth public service career in 1939 in the Department of the Treasury.[1] He rose to become Chairman of the Public Service Board, serving in the position for 10 years between 1961 and 1971. During his time at the Board, he reorganised its structure and put in a place a new, more professional qualification-based recruitment system.[3]
He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in November 1971.[1][2]
^It's an Honour: Knight Bachelor. Retrieved 30 March 2014
^Search Australian Honours: WHEELER, Frederick (Henry), Australian Government
Referencesedit
Farquharson, John, "Wheeler, Sir Frederick Henry (1914–1994)", Obituaries Australia, Australian National University, from the original on 10 November 2013
Grattan, Michelle (14 April 1977). "Sir Frederick Wheeler... and dealer". The Age.
frederick, wheeler, public, servant, frederick, henry, wheeler, january, 1914, august, 1994, senior, australian, public, servant, secretary, department, treasury, from, 1971, 1979, frederick, wheelerac, cbesecretary, department, treasuryin, office, november, 1. Sir Frederick Henry Wheeler AC CBE 9 January 1914 5 August 1994 was a senior Australian public servant He was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury from 1971 to 1979 Sir Frederick WheelerAC CBESecretary of the Department of the TreasuryIn office 1 November 1971 8 January 1979Personal detailsBornFrederick Henry Wheeler 1914 01 09 9 January 1914Died5 August 1994 1994 08 05 aged 80 NationalityAustralianOccupationPublic servant Contents 1 Life and career 2 Honours 3 Notes 4 ReferencesLife and career editFrederick Wheeler was born on 9 January 1914 1 He was educated at Trinity Grammar School and Scotch College in Melbourne 2 Wheeler began his Commonwealth public service career in 1939 in the Department of the Treasury 1 He rose to become Chairman of the Public Service Board serving in the position for 10 years between 1961 and 1971 During his time at the Board he reorganised its structure and put in a place a new more professional qualification based recruitment system 3 He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in November 1971 1 2 Honours editWheeler was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in 1952 4 and a Commander of the Order CBE in 1962 5 He was knighted in 1967 6 Sir Frederick Wheeler was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in January 1979 7 Notes edit a b c CP 340 Sir Frederick Henry WHEELER AC CBE National Archives of Australia retrieved 28 March 2014 a b McMahon William 10 September 1971 Senior Public Service Appointments Press release Archived from the original on 28 March 2014 Juddery Bruce 13 November 1970 Conjecture in the public service The Canberra Times p 2 It s an Honour OBE Retrieved 30 March 2014 It s an Honour CBE Retrieved 30 March 2014 It s an Honour Knight Bachelor Retrieved 30 March 2014 Search Australian Honours WHEELER Frederick Henry Australian GovernmentReferences editFarquharson John Wheeler Sir Frederick Henry 1914 1994 Obituaries Australia Australian National University archived from the original on 10 November 2013 Grattan Michelle 14 April 1977 Sir Frederick Wheeler and dealer The Age Government offices Preceded byWilliam Dunk Chairman of the Public Service Board1961 1971 Succeeded byAlan Cooley Preceded byDick Randall Secretary of the Department of the Treasury1971 1979 Succeeded byJohn Stone nbsp This Australian government biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Wheeler public servant amp oldid 1145982514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
