James Nimmo

James Nimmo
CBE
Secretary of the Department of Housing
In office
17 December 1963 – 30 November 1973
Personal details
Born James Ferguson Nimmo
1912
Died 15 December 1984 (aged 72)
Royal Canberra Hospital
Nationality Australia Australian
Alma mater University of Melbourne
Occupation Public servant

James Ferguson Nimmo CBE (1912 – 15 December 1984) was a senior Australian public servant and policy maker, best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of Housing.

Life and career

James Nimmo was born in 1912.[1]

From 1960 to 1963, Nimmo was a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department.[2] He had previously been First Assistant Secretary of the Banking, Trade and Industry Branch of the Department of the Treasury.[2]

Between 1963 and 1973, Nimmo was Secretary of the Department of Housing.[3]

In December 1973, Nimmo was appointed a Member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission.[4]

Nimmo was Commissioner of an Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania. He submitted the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania in 1976, and it became known as the Nimmo Report.[5]

Nimmo died at the Royal Canberra Hospital on 15 December 1984.[1]

Awards

Nimmo was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in June 1963 while a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department.[6] He was promoted to Commander of the Order in June 1966 while Secretary of the Department of Housing.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary: Mr James Ferguson Nimmo". The Canberra Times. 18 December 1984. p. 7.
  2. 1 2 "16 Canberra People Named". The Canberra Times. 8 June 1963. p. 5.
  3. ↑ CA 65: Department of Housing, Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 September 2014
  4. ↑ Davidson, Gay (1 December 1973). "33,000 PS jobs reshuffled". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Bureau of Transport Economics (1978). "Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Recommended Northbound Assistance Rates at 1 January 1978" (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: NIMMO, James Ferguson", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 September 2014
  7. ↑ "Search Australian Honours: NIMMO, James Ferguson", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 September 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
Bill Boswell
as Secretary of the Department of National Development		 Secretary of the Department of Housing
1963 – 1973 		Succeeded by
Alan Reiher
as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction


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