George T. Bolt
George Thomas Bolt CMG (16 June 1900 – 20 March 1971) was a New Zealand public servant. He served as chairman of the Public Service Commission in New Zealand from 1953 to 1958. He was secretary of the Commission from 1936, and assistant commissioner from 1944.
George Bolt | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Public Service Commission | |
| In office 1953–1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland, Keith Holyoake, Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | Richard M. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Leonard A. Atkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Thomas Bolt 16 June 1900 London, England |
| Died | 20 March 1971 (aged 70) Wellington, New Zealand |
Born in London, England, on 16 June 1900, Bolt was the son of George Henry and Emma Sarah Bolt.[1] After the family migrated to New Zealand, he was educated at Wellington College, and qualified as an accountant. He joined the Public Service as a cadet in 1917. He died in Wellington Hospital, aged 70 years.
In 1953, Bolt was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, in recognition of his service as chairman of the Public Service Commission.[3]
References
- "London, England, Church of England births and baptisms, 1813–1917". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "No. 40499". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 9 June 1955. p. 3301.
- Obituary Dominion 23 March 1971 (page 4)
- Henderson, Alan (19 September 1990). The Quest for Efficiency:The Origins of the State Services Commission. State Services Commission. ISBN 0-477-05538-9.