Sir Frederick Henry Wheeler (9 January 1914 – 5 August 1994) was a senior Australian public servant. He was
Secretary
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of the
Department of the Treasury from 1971 to 1979.
Life and career
Frederick Wheeler was born on 9 January 1914.
He was educated at
Trinity Grammar School and
Scotch College in Melbourne.
Wheeler began his
Commonwealth public service
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career in 1939 in the
Department of the Treasury.
He rose to become Chairman of the Public Service Board, serving in the position for 10 years between 1961 and 1971. During his time at the Board, he reorganised its structure and put in a place a new, more professional qualification-based recruitment system.
He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in November 1971.
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Honours
Wheeler was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1952, and a Commander of the Order (CBE) in 1962.
He was knighted in 1967. Sir Frederick Wheeler was made a Companion of the Order of Australia
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in January 1979.
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1914 births
1994 deaths
Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Australian Knights Bachelor
Companions of the Order of Australia
Secretaries of the Department of the Treasury of Australia
People educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew
University of Melbourne alumni
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