Department of Housing

Department of Housing
Department overview
Formed	17 December 1963[1]
Preceding Department	Department of National Development (I);
Dissolved	30 November 1973[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Housing and Construction (I);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Employees	1300 (at October 1973)[2]
Ministers responsible	Les Bury, Minister (1963‑66); Annabelle Rankin, Minister (1966‑71); Kevin Cairns, Minister (1971‑72); Gough Whitlam, Minister (1972); Les Johnson, Minister (1972‑73);
Department executive	James Nimmo, Secretary;

The Department of Housing was an Australian government department with responsibility for housing, including the administration of housing schemes and grants that existed between December 1963 and November 1973.

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Housing.[1] When Annabelle Rankin was appointed the Minister of the department in 1966 she became the first woman to administer an Australian Government department.[3]

References

CA 65: Department of Housing, Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 December 2013
Davidson, Gay (19 October 1973). "Cabinet reshuffle not backed by PS planning". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
Electoral Milestones for Women, Australian Electoral Commission, archived from the original on 12 December 2013

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[NAA_CA_65-1] CA 65: Department of Housing, Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 December 2013

[2] Davidson, Gay (19 October 1973). "Cabinet reshuffle not backed by PS planning". The Canberra Times. p. 2.

[3] Electoral Milestones for Women, Australian Electoral Commission, archived from the original on 12 December 2013