Robert Jackson (UN administrator)

Sir Robert Jackson
Secretary of the Department of National Development
In office
17 March 1950 – 30 September 1950
Preceded byHarold Breen
Succeeded byJack Stevens
In office
2 June 1951 – 15 July 1951
Preceded byJack Stevens
Succeeded bySir Harold Raggatt
Personal details
Born
Wilbur Kenneth Jackson

(1911-11-08)8 November 1911
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Died12 January 1991(1991-01-12) (aged 79)
Roehampton, London, United Kingdom
SpouseBarbara Ward
Civilian awardsCompanion of the Order of Australia
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Bachelor
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Nickname"Jacko"
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceRoyal Australian Navy
Years of service1929–1941
RankPaymaster Commander
Battles/warsSecond World War
Military awardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Sir Robert Gillman Allen Jackson, AC, KCVO, CMG, OBE (8 November 1911 – 12 January 1991) was an Australian naval officer, public servant and United Nations administrator who specialised in technical and logistical assistance to the developing world.