Allen Brown (public servant)

Sir Allen Stanley Brown CBE (3 July 1911 – 2 August 1999) was an Australian public servant who was Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department from 1949 to 1958.

Sir Allen Brown CBE
Secretary of the Department of Post-War Reconstruction
In office 1 January 1949 – 24 August 1949
Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department
In office 25 August 1949 – 31 December 1958
Personal details
Born	(1911-07-03)3 July 1911
Died	2 August 1999(1999-08-02) (aged 88)
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Hilda (m. 1936; d. 1997)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Melbourne (MA, LLM)
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Allen Brown was born on 3 July 1911. He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Wesley College and the University of Melbourne.^[1]

In 1949, Brown served as Secretary of the Department of Post-War Reconstruction.^[2] During his time at the Department, Brown was instrumental in establishing the Snowy Mountains Scheme.^[1]

Brown was Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department between August 1949 and December 1958.^[3] From the Prime Minister's Department, Brown's next appointment was in the diplomatic service, he was Deputy High Commissioner for Australia in the United Kingdom.^[4]

In 1965, Brown was appointed Australian Ambassador to Japan.^[5] While in that role, he led the Australian delegation which observed the 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election. The delegation was invited by the South Vietnamese Government,^[6] and Brown observed polling in Huế.^[7]

Brown retired from the Commonwealth public service in 1971.^[8]

Awards

Brown was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 1953.^[9] He was named a Knight Bachelor in January 1956.^[10]