Department of Housing

Department of Housing
Department overview
Formed	17 December 1963
Preceding Department	Department of National Development (I);
Dissolved	30 November 1973
Superseding Department	Department of Housing and Construction (I);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Employees	1300 (at October 1973)
Ministers responsible	Les Bury, Minister (1963–1966); Annabelle Rankin, Minister (1966–1971); Kevin Cairns, Minister (1971–1972); Gough Whitlam, Minister (1972); Les Johnson, Minister (1972–1973);
Department executive	James Nimmo, Secretary;

The Department of Housing was an Australian government department with responsibility for housing, including the administration of housing schemes and grants that existed between December 1963 and November 1973.

^ ^a ^b CA 65: Department of Housing, Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 December 2013^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Davidson, Gay (19 October 1973). "Cabinet reshuffle not backed by PS planning". The Canberra Times. p. 2.

[NAA_CA_65-1] CA 65: Department of Housing, Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 December 2013^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Davidson, Gay (19 October 1973). "Cabinet reshuffle not backed by PS planning". The Canberra Times. p. 2.

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Department overview
Formed	17 December 1963^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of National Development (I)
Dissolved	30 November 1973^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Housing and Construction (I)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Employees	1300 (at October 1973)^[2]
Ministers responsible	Les Bury, Minister (1963–1966) Annabelle Rankin, Minister (1966–1971) Kevin Cairns, Minister (1971–1972) Gough Whitlam, Minister (1972) Les Johnson, Minister (1972–1973)
Department executive	James Nimmo, Secretary