Louis Wienholt
| Dr Louis Wienholt | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Social Security | |
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In office 9 January 1973 – 26 July 1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Louis John Wienholt 1918 |
| Died | 1973 |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Hilda Hamilton (m. 1946; d. 1949)[1][2] |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Dr Louis John Wienholt (1918–1973) was a senior Australian public servant, including as Secretary of the Department of Social Security in 1973.
Life and career
Wienholt was born in 1918.[3] He was a Queenslander who went into practice with his wife, Hilda Wienholt in Red Hill, Queensland. Hilda died suddenly on 14 September 1944; the couple had a child aged just 11 months at the time of Hilda's death.[4] The doctors who performed Hilda's autopsy were unable to determine the cause of her death.[5][6]
Wienholt began his Australian Public Service career in 1950.[7] He was promoted to Senior Medical Officer, grade 2, third division in 1957.[8]
Between 1968 and 1973 he was a Deputy Director-General at the Department of Health.[3] In January 1973 he was appointed Director-General of the Department of Social Security.[3] During his time as head of social security, Wienholt organized for his desk clerks to attend two-week courses in the slums of Melbourne and Sydney to "sensitise" them to the problems of departmental clients.[9]
Wienholt retired due to ill health early into his term at the Department of Social Security,[10] he had suffered a heart attack in April 1973.[11] He died later that year.[3]
References
- ↑ "Family notices: Marriages". Sunday Mail (Brisbane, QLD). 8 September 1946. p. 11.
- ↑ "Woman Doctor Died Suddenly". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW). 22 September 1949. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 4 Scotton, R.B.; Macdonald, C.R. (October 1995), Research Report 5: Medibank Sources- Unpublished documents relating to the establishment of national helath [sic.] insurance in Australia (PDF), Centre for Health Program Evaluation, ISBN 1875677593, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012
- ↑ "No doubts on death". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, QLD). 22 September 1949. p. 3.
- ↑ "Death of Woman Doctor: Mysterious Circumstances: A negative autopsy". Geraldton Guardian (WA). 22 September 1949. p. 5.
- ↑ "Mystery in death of young woman doctor". Brisbane Telegraph (QLD). 21 September 1949. p. 1.
- ↑ Juddery, Bruce (10 January 1973). "Nine Secretaries named". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
- ↑ "Dr. Wienholt promoted". The Canberra Times (ACT). 1 March 1957. p. 3.
- ↑ Mendes, Philip (7 May 2012), Labor's abandonment of equity, Australian Broadcasting Commission, archived from the original on 2 May 2013
- ↑ Davidson, Gay (24 July 1973), "Two new Heads soon", The Canberra Times, p. 1
- ↑ Juddery, Bruce (10 April 1973). "Two suffer heart attacks". The Canberra Times. p. 8.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bruce Hamilton |
Secretary of the Department of Social Security 1973 |
Succeeded by Laurie Daniels |