Hugh Ennor
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Sir Hugh Ennor CBE |
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| Secretary of the Department of Education and Science | |
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In office 1 February 1967 – 19 December 1972 |
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| Acting Secretary of the Department of Education | |
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In office 20 December 1972 – 16 January 1973 |
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| Secretary of the Department of Science | |
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In office 19 December 1972 – 6 June 1975 |
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| Secretary of the Department of Science and Consumer Affairs | |
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In office 6 June 1975 – 22 December 1975 |
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| Secretary of the Department of Science | |
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In office 22 December 1975 – 7 October 1977 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Arnold Hughes Ennor 10 October 1912 Gardenvale, Melbourne |
| Died | 14 October 1977 (aged 65) Canberra |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Violet Phyllis Isobel Argall (m. 1939) |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Sir Arnold Hughes "Hugh" Ennor CBE (10 October 1912 – 14 October 1977) was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Ennor was born in Melbourne, the son of a joiner. For schooling, he attended a local Roman Catholic school, O'Neill College in Elsternwick, Victoria and later Melbourne Technical College. He graduated from the University of Melbourne as a Bachelor of Science with first class honours in 1938, achieving a Master of Science in 1939 and a Doctor of Science in 1944 at the same university.
Ennor was the first professor appointed by the new Australian National University in Canberra in 1948.
In February 1967, Ennor was appointed Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Education and Science. He served as secretary of the science department for over ten years, in the Department of Science (I), the Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, and the Department of Science (II)
He also served for a short period as Acting Secretary of the Department of Education when the Whitlam Government split the Department of Education and Science into two.
Hugh Ennor died on Friday 14 October 1977 in Canberra, aged 65. His death was just a week after his retirement from the Australian Public Service.
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