Alan Westerman
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sir Alan Westerman
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CBE}}
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| office1 = Secretary of the Department of Trade
| term_start1 = 1 September 1960
| term_end1 = 17 December 1963
| office2 =Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
| term_start2 = 17 December 1963
| term_end2 = 1 February 1971
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|03|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = New Zealand
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|05|18|1913|03|25|df=y}}
| occupation = Public servant
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| nationality = Australian
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| spouse = Ruth Claremont (d. 1966){{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131774325|title=Lady Westerman dies|page=3|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=23 May 1966}}
| alma_mater = University of Tasmania
University of Melbourne
Columbia University
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Sir Wilfred Alan Westerman {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|CBE}} (25 March 1913 – 18 May 2001) was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Life and career
Alan Westerman was born in New Zealand on 25 March 1913.{{citation|title=CP 961: Sir Wilfred Alan WESTERMAN Kt, CBE|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+961|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=31 March 2014}} He was educated at Knox Grammar School, the University of Tasmania, the University of Melbourne and Columbia University.
{{citation|url=http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/westerman-sir-wilfred-alan-1022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202013029/http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/westerman-sir-wilfred-alan-1022|archivedate=2 February 2014|title=Westerman, Sir Wilfred Alan (1913–2001)|author-link=John Farquharson (journalist)|first=John|last=Farquharson|url-status=live|publisher=Australian National University}}
After World War II, Westerman joined the Australian Trade Commissioner Service, staying in the organisation between 1946 and 1949.
He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Trade in September 1960, becoming Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry when the new department was established in 1963. His contribution to trade policy occurred at a significant time in Australia's international trading history, as the nation was seeking markets for its ever-increasing industrial products.{{cite press release|url=http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2001/mvt078_01.html|title=Death of Sir Allen Westerman|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211215052/http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/2001/mvt078_01.html|archivedate=11 February 2014|date=23 May 2001|first=Mark|last=Vaile|author-link=Mark Vaile}}
Westerman retired from his Secretary role when he was appointed executive chairman of the Australian Industry Development Corporation beginning February 1971.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110462449|title=Secretary named for AIDC|page=1|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=24 September 1970 }}
Awards and honours
Westerman was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1962.{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1064442|archivedate=31 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331003150/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064442&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Search Australian Honours: WESTERMAN, Wilfred Alan|publisher=Australian Government}} In 1963, he was made a Knight Bachelor.{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1083078|archivedate=1 October 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001055830/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1083078&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Search Australian Honours: WESTERMAN, Wilfred Alan|publisher=Australian Government}}
In 2009, a street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named Westerman Street in Alan Westerman's honour.{{citation|url=http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search3?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENjU2MzkmYWxsPTE%3D |title=Westerman Street |publisher=ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate |archivedate=27 February 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227045506/http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search3?sq_content_src=+dXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENjU2MzkmYWxsPTE%3D |url-status=dead }}
References
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Category:Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Australian Knights Bachelor
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