Charles Halton (public servant)
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4 March 1932
Charles Halton | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Died | 16 October 2013 (aged 81) |
| 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]