Department of Post-War Reconstruction

Department of Post-War Reconstruction
Department overview
Formed	22 December 1942
Preceding Department	Department of Labour and National Service;
Dissolved	16 March 1950
Superseding agency	Repatriation Department (I) – for re-establishment of ex-servicemen and the Commonwealth reconstruction scheme; Prime Minister's Department – for economic policy, education, regional and industrial development; Department of the Interior (II) – for War Service Land Settlement and Rural Loans Schemes;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Hotel Acton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Ben Chifley, Minister (1942–1945); John Dedman, Minister (1945–1949); Eric Harrison, Minister (1949–1950);
Department executives	H. C. Coombs, Secretary (1943–1948); Allen Brown, Secretary (1949); Finlay Crisp, Secretary (1949–1950);

The Department of Post-War Reconstruction was an Australian Government department responsible for planning and coordinating Australia's transition to a peacetime economy after World War II. The department was established in December 1942 and dissolved in March 1950.

^ CA 49: Department of Post-War Reconstruction, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 4 August 2019, retrieved 28 December 2013

[NAA_CA_49-1] CA 49: Department of Post-War Reconstruction, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 4 August 2019, retrieved 28 December 2013

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Department overview
Formed	22 December 1942^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Labour and National Service
Dissolved	16 March 1950
Superseding agency	Repatriation Department (I) – for re-establishment of ex-servicemen and the Commonwealth reconstruction scheme Prime Minister's Department – for economic policy, education, regional and industrial development Department of the Interior (II) – for War Service Land Settlement and Rural Loans Schemes
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Hotel Acton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Ben Chifley, Minister (1942–1945) John Dedman, Minister (1945–1949) Eric Harrison, Minister (1949–1950)
Department executives	H. C. Coombs, Secretary (1943–1948) Allen Brown, Secretary (1949) Finlay Crisp, Secretary (1949–1950)