Daniel McVey
| Sir Daniel McVey CMG |
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| Sir Daniel McVey, senior Australian public servant | |
| Director-General of the Department of Supply and Development | |
| In office 25 May 1939 – 29 August 1939 |
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| Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department | |
| In office 1 January 1940 – 10 June 1946 |
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| Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation | |
| In office 17 February 1944 – 10 June 1946 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel McVey 24 November 1892 Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Gardiner (Peggy) |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Parents | Daniel McVey, Jeanie Kay |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Sir Daniel McVey CMG (24 November 1892 – 24 December 1972) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from 1940 until December 1946.
Life and career
Daniel McVey was born in Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland, on 24 November 1892, to Daniel and Jeanie McVey.[1] He and his younger brothers Robert (Bob), Harry (Henry), George, Bill and sister Nessie moved to Australia in 1910 after their mother Jeanie died in childbirth and their father remarried.[1]
McVey joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Postmaster-General's Department as a clerk in 1914.[2][3] He left the Department to serve with the First Australian Imperial Force between 1915 and 1919 in the 45th Battery, attaining the position Lieutenant.[3]
He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in January 1940.[4] From February 1944, McVey had also held the post of Director-General of Civil Aviation, head of the Department of Civil Aviation, a position he was officially "on loan" to.[5][6]
McVey retired from the public service in June 1946.[1] After leaving the service, he joined private industry, working as Chairman and Managing Director of Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd between 1946 and 1949, and then going on to become Managing Director of Metal Manufactures Ltd and Austral Bronze Co. Pty Ltd from 1949 until 1962.[1]
McVey died on 24 December 1972 in East Melbourne and was cremated.[1]
Awards
In 1946, McVey was awarded the University of Melbourne Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement.[7]
McVey was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1950.[1]
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by as Secretary of the Department of the Interior | Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development 1939 |
Succeeded by Jim Brigden |
| Preceded by | Director General of the Postmaster-General's Department 1940 – 1946 |
Succeeded by Bede Fanning |
| Preceded by | Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation 1944 – 1946 |
Succeeded by Richard Williams |
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