Gwyn HowellsCB (13 May 1918 – 26 July 1997) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Director-General of the Department of Health.
He joined the Department of Health in 1966, as first assistant director-general in charge of the tuberculosis division.[3]
Howells was appointed Director-General of Health in 1973.[4][5] He left the position on 31 December 1982, five months ahead of his official date of retirement.[6]
In the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours Howells was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for service as Director-General of the Department of Health.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abEvans, C., , The Royal Australian College of Physicians, archived from the original on 24 January 2015
^ abEvans, Cyril, Gwyn Howells, Royal College of Physicians London
^Davidson, Gay (24 July 1973). "Two new heads soon". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
^, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 12 March 2020, retrieved 4 April 2015
^Davidson, Gay (26 October 1973). "Health Department's new head looks to the future". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
^Waterford, Jack (17 November 1982). "Changes at the top in Health". The Canberra Times. p. 7.
^, itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 4 April 2015
gwyn, howells, 1918, july, 1997, senior, australian, public, servant, best, known, time, director, general, department, health, cbdirector, general, department, healthin, office, september, 1973, december, 1982personal, detailsbornbirmingham, england, 1918, 19. Gwyn Howells CB 13 May 1918 26 July 1997 was a senior Australian public servant best known for his time as Director General of the Department of Health Gwyn HowellsCBDirector General of the Department of HealthIn office 1 September 1973 31 December 1982Personal detailsBornBirmingham England 1918 05 13 13 May 1918Died26 July 1997 1997 07 26 aged 79 NationalityAustralianSpouse s Simone nee Maufe m 1941 1997 his death Alma materUniversity of LondonOccupationPublic servantLife and career editHowells was born on 13 May 1918 in Birmingham England 1 2 He studied at the University of London 2 He joined the Department of Health in 1966 as first assistant director general in charge of the tuberculosis division 3 Howells was appointed Director General of Health in 1973 4 5 He left the position on 31 December 1982 five months ahead of his official date of retirement 6 Howells died on 26 July 1997 1 Awards editIn the 1979 Queen s Birthday Honours Howells was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for service as Director General of the Department of Health 7 References edit a b Evans C College Roll Howells Gwyn The Royal Australian College of Physicians archived from the original on 24 January 2015 a b Evans Cyril Gwyn Howells Royal College of Physicians London Davidson Gay 24 July 1973 Two new heads soon The Canberra Times p 1 CA 17 Department of Health Central Office National Archives of Australia archived from the original on 12 March 2020 retrieved 4 April 2015 Davidson Gay 26 October 1973 Health Department s new head looks to the future The Canberra Times p 2 Waterford Jack 17 November 1982 Changes at the top in Health The Canberra Times p 7 Search Australian Honours HOWELLS Gwyn The Order of the Bath Companion Civil itsanhonour gov au Australian Government archived from the original on 4 April 2015 Government officesPreceded byWilliam Refshauge Director General of the Department of Health1973 1982 Succeeded byLawrie Willett 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 Gwyn Howells amp oldid 1145983080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
