About Harold Breen
Lived 1893 – 1966 (aged 73). Harold Breen was an Australian civil servant.
Harold Patrick Breen (30 April 18936 July 1966) was a senior Australian public servant. He was head of the Department of Defence Production between 1951 and 1957.
Life and career Harold Breen was born on 30 April 1893 in Richmond, Melbourne.
He commenced his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1910 in the Department of Defence in the Ordnance Department.
Rising up the ranks, he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development in July 1949, and later head of the Department of Supply in 1950.
When the Department of Defence Production was established in 1951, Breen was appointed as its inaugural head. He remained in the position until his retirement in 1957.
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Who was Harold Breen?
Australian public servant (1893-1966)
When was Harold Breen born?
Harold Breen was born on 30 April 1893 in Richmond.
When did Harold Breen die?
Harold Breen died on 6 July 1966 in Malvern.
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Harold Breen was a civil servant.
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Harold Breen was Australian.
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