Lenox Hewitt

Sir Lenox Hewitt (7 May 1917 – 28 February 2020) was an Australian public servant.  He was the   Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department under John Gorton (Liberal) 1968-71, and Secretary of the Department of Minerals and Energy under Rex Connor (Labor) 1972-75. 

He remained active in public policy debate.Reform of Australian Government  Administration: Building the world's best public service, Submission of Sir Lenox Hewitt OBE 

He was the father of Patricia Hewitt, a former Labour minister in Tony Blair's government in the United Kingdom.

Hewitt died, aged 102, of Lewy body dementia-related problems on 28 February 2020 at a care home in Edgecliff, New South Wales.

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Category:1917 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Australian centenarians
Category:Politicians from Victoria (Australia)