Bill McLaren (public servant)

Bill McLaren
CBE
Bill McLaren CBE
Secretary of the Department of the Interior
	In office; 2 May 1949 – 7 May 1963
Personal details
Born	William Alexander McLaren; 8 May 1898
Died	30 September 1973 (aged 75)
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Doris Elsie Josephine Brooks; (m. 1935–1951; her death); Phyllis Maude Coles; (m. 1952–1973; his death)
Occupation	Public servant

William Alexander McLaren CBE (8 May 1898 – 30 September 1973) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Interior between 1949 and 1963.

Life and career

Bill McLaren was born in Sydney on 8 May 1898.^[1] Hisparents were William McLaren and Esther May Manning.

He graduated from Sydney University.

McLaren moved to Canberra in 1945 into the Australian Public Service as the Commonwealth Director of War Service Land Settlement.^[2]

Between 1949 and 1963, McLaren was Secretary of the Department of the Interior.^[3]

McLaren died on 30 September 1970.^[1]

Awards

McLaren was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1954.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Carnell, Ian, "McLaren, William Alexander (1898–1973)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 25 April 2014
^ "Obituary: Mr W. A. McLaren". The Canberra Times. 1 October 1973. p. 6.
^ CA 31: Department of the Interior [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2014
^ "Search Australian Honours: McLAREN, William Alexander", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 25 April 2014