Hal Cook

Sir Hal Cook
Secretary of the Department of Labour and National Service
In office
8 January 1968 – 19 December 1972
Personal details
Born
Philip Halford Cook

(1912-10-10)10 October 1912
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Died4 January 1990(1990-01-04) (aged 77)
Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralia Australian
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPublic servant

Sir Philip Halford "Hal" Cook OBE (10 October 1912 – 4 January 1990) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time heading the Department of Labour and National Service between 1968 and 1972.