Harold Reeve
Harold Reeve | |
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Official Member of the House of Assembly | |
In office 1964–1966 | |
Assistant Administrator (Economic Affairs) | |
In office 1961–1966 | |
Succeeded by | Frank Henderson |
Official Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1951–1964 | |
Treasurer and Director of Finance | |
In office 1950–1961 | |
Member of the Executive Council | |
In office 1950–1960 | |
Administrator of Nauru | |
In office 1949 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Robert Richards |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 March 1908 Sydney, Australia |
Died | 15 November 1973 Sydney, Australia | (aged 65)
Harold Hastings Reeve (25 March 1908 – 15 November 1973) was an Australian public servant. He was briefly Administrator of Nauru in 1949, before joining the civil service in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea in 1950, where he held several senior positions until his retirement in 1966, including serving in the Legislative Council and House of Assembly.
Biography[]
Reeve was born in Sydney in 1908.[1] He became a master builder, before joining the Commonwealth Treasury in 1941.[1] In 1949 he briefly served as Administrator of Nauru, before moving to the Territory of Papua and New Guinea to become Director of Finance and Treasurer in 1950, also becoming a member of the Executive Council.[1]
In 1951 he became an official member of the new Legislative Council.[1] In 1961 he became Assistant Administrator (Economic Affairs), and when the new House of Assembly was created in 1964, he continued as an official member.
Reeve retired in 1966.[2] He died in Sydney in 1973 and was survived by his wife Kathleen and two children.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Members of the House of Assembly 1964, p29
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mr Harold Reeve Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1974, p101
- 1908 births
- People from Sydney
- Australian builders
- Australian public servants
- Administrators of Nauru
- Papua New Guinean civil servants
- Members of the Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea
- Members of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
- 1973 deaths