Arthur Metcalfe (public servant)

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Dr
Arthur Metcalfe
CBE
Director-General of the Department of Health
In office
20 October 1947 – 1 September 1960
Personal details
Born Arthur John Metcalfe
(1895-06-26)26 June 1895
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Harbord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia Australian
Alma mater University of Sydney
Occupation Public servant

Dr Arthur John Metcalfe CBE (26 June 1895 – 24 March 1971) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Director-General of the Department of Health.

Life and career

Metcalfe was born in Newcastle on 26 June 1895 to English-born parents.[1]

In October 1947, Metcalfe was appointed Commonwealth Director-General of Health,[2] having been Acting-Director-General for more than a year prior after the illness and death of former Director-General Frank McCallum.[3] He led the Department implementing the National Health Act 1953, which consolidated the hospital, pharmaceutical and medical benefits schemes operated by the Australian Government.[1]

He retired from the position in 1960.[4] In 1961 he took on an appointment as consultant to Lederie Laboratories Products.[5]

Metcalfe died on 24 March 1971 in Sydney, aged 76.[6]

Awards

In 1947, Metcalfe was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship and spent four months studying national health schemes in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Europe.[5]

Metcalfe was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1954 for services as Director-General of health and quarantine.[7]

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Government offices
Preceded by Director-General of the Department of Health
1947 – 1960
Succeeded by
William Refshauge