John Jensen (public servant)
Sir John Jensen OBE |
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Secretary of the Department of Munitions | |
In office 1 January 1942 – 5 April 1948 |
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Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development | |
In office 6 July 1948 – 31 July 1949 |
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Personal details | |
Born | John Klunder 20 March 1884 Bendigo, Victoria |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria |
Resting place | Box Hill Cemetery |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Maria Ruby Gordon (m. 1911) |
Occupation | Public servant |
Sir John Klunder Jensen OBE (20 March 1884 – 17 February 1970) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Munitions between 1942 and 1948.
Life and career
John Jensen was born in Bendigo, Victoria on 20 March 1884.[1]
He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1901, the year of Australia's federation and the year the service was first established.[1]
In 1920, Jensen visited the United States on rifle-manufacturing business, and he went on to study factory administration in England and in the United States.[2]
In January 1942, Jensen was appointed Secretary of the Department of Munitions.[3][4] During his time as permanent head of the Munitions department, he was a member of the Allied Supply Standing Committee and the executive of the Allied Supply Council.[5] In the role, he played a leading part in organizing munitions supply during World War II.[6] His department was abolished in 1948 after scaling down after the world war.[5] At this time, Jensen was moved to head the Department of Supply and Development.[7] In his role at the Department of Supply and Development, he found himself frequently journeying to South Australia, including to visit the Woomera Rocket Range, and in connection to uranium mining.[8]
Jensen retired in 1949.[9] Immediately after retirement he took work as a member of the Commonwealth Immigration Planning Council.[5]
On 17 February 1970, Jensen died in Hawthorn, Melbourne.[1]
Awards and honours
In 1938, Jensen was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[10] In the 1950 Birthday Honours he was made a Knight Bachelor, for services to munitions production.[11]
In December 1969, the Victorian headquarters of the Department of Supply was named Jensen House in John Jensen's honour.[1]
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Government offices | ||
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Preceded by | Secretary of the Department of Munitions 1942 – 1948 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development |
Preceded by as Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping | Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development 1948 – 1949 |
Succeeded by Harold Breen |
Preceded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Munitions |
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