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Arthur Metcalfe (public servant)
Dr Arthur John Metcalfe CBE (26 June 1895 – 24 March 1971) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Director-General of the Department of Health. Life and careerMetcalfe was born in Newcastle on 26 June 1895 to English-born parents.[1] In October 1947, Metcalfe was appointed Commonwealth Director-General of Health,[2] having been Acting-Director-General for more than a year prior after the illness and death of former Director-General Frank McCallum.[3] He led the Department implementing the National Health Act 1953, which consolidated the hospital, pharmaceutical and medical benefits schemes operated by the Australian Government.[1] He retired from the position in 1960.[4] In 1961 he took on an appointment as consultant to Lederie Laboratories Products.[5] Metcalfe died on 24 March 1971 in Sydney, aged 76.[6] AwardsIn 1947, Metcalfe was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship and spent four months studying national health schemes in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Europe.[5] Metcalfe was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1954 for services as Director-General of health and quarantine.[7] References
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