Bob Lansdown
| Bob Lansdown AO CBE | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Urban and Regional Development | |
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In office 19 December 1972 – 22 December 1975 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development | |
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In office 1 January 1976 – 30 November 1978 | |
| Secretary of the Postal and Telecommunications Department | |
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In office 10 July 1979 – 3 November 1980 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Communications | |
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In office 6 November 1980 – 1 February 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Broughton Lansdown 9 May 1921 East Maitland |
| Died | 6 May 2006 (aged 84) |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Robert Broughton "Bob" Lansdown AO CBE (9 May 1921 – 6 May 2006) was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Life and career
Bob Lansdown was born on 9 May 1921 in East Maitland.[1] At the age of 14, he first joined the Australian Public Service, as a post office bicycle messenger in Strathfield.[2]
During World War II, Lansdown joined the Second Australian Imperial Force, serving in the Middle East and New Guinea.[2]
Lansdown first rejoined the Australian Public Service in 1950 as a Private Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department.[1]
In December 1972 Lansdown was appointed Secretary of the Department of Urban and Regional Development and he remained head of the department when it was transitioned to Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development.
Between July 1979 and November 1980, Lansdown served as Secretary of the Postal and Telecommunications Department.[1] He was the inaugural head of the Department of Communications when the Postal and Communications Department was abolished.[1]
In 1986, Lansdown retired from the public service.[3]
Awards and honours
Lansdown was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for housing, environment and community development in 1977.[4] In 1991 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to communications.[5]
In 2009, a street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named Lansdown Crescent in Bob Lansdown's honour.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 CP 283: Robert Broughton LANSDOWN AO, CBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 17 March 2014
- 1 2 Juddery, Bruce (16 February 1973). "Developing a one man band into a full department". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
- ↑ Hawke, Robert (23 July 1985). "Unknown" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Search Australian Honours: LANSDOWN, Robert Broughton, Australian Government, archived from the original on 17 March 2014
- ↑ Search Australian Honours: LANSDOWN, Robert Broughton, Australian Government, archived from the original on 17 March 2014
- ↑ Lansdown Crescent, ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, archived from the original on 27 February 2014
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title Department established |
Secretary of the Department of Urban and Regional Development 1972 – 1975 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Urban and Regional Development |
Secretary of the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development 1975 – 1978 |
Succeeded by John Farrands as Secretary of the Department of Science and the Environment |
| Preceded by Don McMichael as Secretary of the Department of the Environment |
Succeeded by George Warwick Smith as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction | |
| Preceded by Alan Reiher as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction |
Succeeded by Brian Tregillis as Secretary of the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs | |
| Preceded by Fred Green |
Secretary of the Postal and Telecommunications Department 1979 – 1980 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Communications |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Postal and Telecommunications Department |
Secretary of the Department of Communications 1980 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Charles Halton |