Walter Ives

Walter Ives CBE (26 August 1917 – 20 December 2006) was a senior Australian public servant. He was head of the Department of Primary Industry from 1968 to 1978.

Walter Ives CBE
Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry (I)
In office 30 December 1968 – 12 June 1974
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
In office 12 June 1974 – 22 December 1975
Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry (II)
In office 22 December 1975 – 18 May 1978
Personal details
Born	(1917-08-26)26 August 1917
Died	20 December 2006(2006-12-20) (aged 89)
Resting place	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Betty
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Walter Ives was born on 26 August 1917.[1]

Ives worked in the CSIRO, and was appointed to the Department of Primary Industry in 1969 from his position there.[2] As the Department of Primary Industry transitioned to become the Department of Agriculture, and then the Department of Primary Industry again, Ives remained its head.[3][4][5]

In May 1978, Ives was named as the first chairman of the Primary Industry Bank of Australia, and he left the Department of Primary Industry.[6]

Ives died on 20 December 2006, aged 89.[1]

Awards

Ives was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1976 for his public service.[7]

References

1. Walter Ives (1917 - 2006), Heaven Address, archived from the original on 4 September 2014
2. The Mandarins, 1974, The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Walter Ives, is a Master of Economics of the University of Sydney, who came to his present position in 1969 straight from CSIRO where he had spent the greater
3. CA 63: Department of Primary Industry [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013
4. CA 1768: Department of Agriculture, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014
5. CA 1960: Department of Primary Industry [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013
6. "Ives heads new farm bank". The Canberra Times. 17 May 1980. p. 13.
7. "Search Australian Honours: IVES, Walter", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 4 September 2014

Government offices
Preceded by Alf Maiden	Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry (I) 1968 – 1974	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry	Secretary of the Department of Agriculture 1974 – 1975	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture	Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry (II) 1975 – 1978	Succeeded by Doug McKay