Ray Livingston

Ray Stanley Livingston CBE (29 August 1922 – 31 October 2006) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Northern Development from 1972 to 1975, and from 1975 to 1978 Secretary of the Department of the Northern Territory.[1][2]

Ray Livingston
CBE
Secretary of the Department of Northern Development
In office
20 December 1972 – 6 June 1975
Secretary of the Department of the Northern Territory
In office
22 December 1975 – 28 September 1978
Personal details
Born
Ray Stanley Livingston

(1922-08-29)29 August 1922
Nyah, Victoria, Australia
Died31 October 2006(2006-10-31) (aged 84)
O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
NationalityAustralia Australian
SpouseWinifred Rita Canty
Children3 sons, 3 daughters
Parent(s)Percy Livingston and Valena Livingston (nee McCartney)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPublic servant

Life and career

Livingston was born in Nyah, Victoria in August 1922.[3] He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1941 during World War II serving as a pilot in Coastal Command in Europe.[3]

Livingston worked with the Departments of National Development from 1950 to 1956 and Trade and Industry from 1956 to 1972. Between 1959 and 1961 he was Commercial Counsellor in Washington DC.

On 20 December 1972, Livingston was appointed Secretary of the new Department of Northern Development.[4] He had formerly been a Deputy Secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry[5]

In 1975 when the Department of the Northern Territory was created, Livingston was named as its Secretary. The matters dealt with by the department at its creation were the administration of the Northern Territory of Australia and the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands[2][6] The small department was abolished in 1978, with the bulk of its functions transferred to Northern Territory's new self-government.[7]

Livingston was Chairman of the Australian Uranium Export Office from 1978 until his retirement in 1982. He died in October 2006 at the age of 84.[8]

Awards

On 30 December 1978 Ray Livingston was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his dedication to the Australian Public Service. This was announced in the 1979 New Year Honours.[9]

References
  1. CA 1483: Department of Northern Development, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 March 2016
  2. CA 1958: Department of the Northern Territory [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014
  3. "World War Two Veteran: Livingston, Ray Stanley". Australia Remembers Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  4. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (PDF), Australian Government Publishing Service, 21 December 1972, archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2014
  5. Juddery, Bruce (21 December 1972). "Six of 18 new heads named". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 1.
  6. Juddery, Bruce (18 February 1976). "Farewell to vision of northern region". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 15.
  7. Juddery, Bruce (12 June 1978). "NT head may get uranium post". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 7.
  8. Ancestry LifeStory: Ray Stanley Livingston
  9. "Knighthoods to district men". The Canberra Times. ACT. 30 December 1978. p. 15.
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