Lenox Hewitt

Sir Lenox Hewitt (7 May 1917 28 February 2020) was an Australian public servant. He was the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department under John Gorton (Liberal) 1968-71, and Secretary of the Department of Minerals and Energy under Rex Connor (Labor) 1972-75.

Sir Lenox Hewitt
Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department
In office
11 March 1968  12 March 1971
Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts
In office
31 May 1971  19 December 1972
Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs
In office
20 December 1972  9 January 1973
Secretary of the Department of Minerals and Energy
In office
20 December 1972  24 August 1975
Personal details
Born(1917-05-07)7 May 1917
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Died28 February 2020(2020-02-28) (aged 102)
Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralia Australian
Spouse(s)Hope Hewitt (née Tillyard)[1]
ChildrenPatricia, Antonia, Hilary and Andrew[1]
OccupationPublic servant

He remained active in public policy debate.[2]

He was the father of Patricia Hewitt, a former Labour minister in Tony Blair's government in the United Kingdom.

Hewitt died, aged 102, of Lewy body dementia-related problems on 28 February 2020 at a care home in Edgecliff, New South Wales.[3]

References

  1. Hewitt, Patricia; Hewitt, Hilary (3 May 2011). "Career woman led life of learning". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  2. Reform of Australian Government Administration: Building the world's best public service, Submission of Sir Lenox Hewitt OBE Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Day, Mark (1 March 2020). "Obituary: Lenox Hewitt's crucial role in reforming Australian ecomony". The Australian. Retrieved 2020-03-02.


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