Kenneth Norman Jones
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| Intro | Public servant | |
| Places | Australia | |
| is | Civil servant | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 17 April 1924, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia | |
| Age | 100 years | |
| Star sign | Aries |
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Biography
Kenneth Norman Jones AO CBE (born 17 April 1924) is a retired Australian senior public servant.
Early life
Kenneth Jones was born on 17 April 1924 in Bundaberg, Queensland. He attended the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce.
Career
Jones began his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1941 when he joined the Official Receiver's Office in Queensland.
He was appointed to his first Secretary role in January 1973, at the Department of Education. He stayed head of that department for over ten years, and subsequently served as head of Department of Education and Youth Affairs (March 1983), Department of Administrative Services (March 1983 to December 1984) and the Department of Local Government and Administrative Services (December 1984 to July 1987). In total, he was a Secretary in the Australian Government for over 13 years, retiring in 1986.
Awards
In the New Year's Honours List for 1969 Jones was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In June 1986 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia, for public service, particularly in the fields of education and departmental administration.
References and further reading
- Hyslop, Robert (1990), "Kenneth Norman Jones interviewed by Robert Hyslop", Conversations with Departmental Secretaries oral history project
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| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services | Secretary of the Department of Local Government and Administrative Services 1984 – 1987 | Succeeded by Ron Brown as Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs |
| Preceded by John Enfield as Secretary of the Department of Territories and Local Government | Succeeded by Graham Glenn as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services | |
| Preceded by Peter Lawler | Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services 1983 – 1984 | Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Local Government and Administrative Services |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Education | Secretary of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs 1983 | Succeeded by Peter Wilenski |
| Preceded by Hugh Ennor (Acting) | Secretary of the Department of Education 1973 – 1983 | Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs |