George Sutcliffe

George Gribbon Sutcliffe (2 February 189510 December 1964) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as a Commissioner of the Commonwealth Public Service Board.

Life and career Sutcliffe was born in Coburg, Melbourne on 2 February 1895 to parents Mary Sutcliffe (née Perryman) and John Sutcliffe. He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Postmaster-General's Department at the age of 14.

Between April and December 1948, Sutcliffe was Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel. He was then appointed a Commissioner of the Public Service Board, and moved to Canberra. and was appointed Commonwealth Coordinator of the Good Neighbour movement.

Sutcliffe died of a coronary occlusion on 10 December 1964 in Goulburn, New South Wales, where he was attending a meeting of the council of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.