# Gwyn Howells

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{{Short description|Australian public servant}}
{{For |the Welsh lawn bowler|Gwyn Howells (bowls)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
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| name             = Gwyn Howells
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CB}}
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| office1          = [Director-General](/source/Departmental_secretary) of the [Department of Health](/source/Department_of_Health_(1921%E2%80%9387))
| term_start1      = 1 September 1973
| term_end1        = 31 December 1982
| birth_name       = [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham), England
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1918|05|13|df=y}}
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| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1997|07|26|1918|05|13|df=y}}
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| occupation       = Public servant
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| spouse           = Simone (née Maufe)<br />(m. 1941–1997; his death)
| alma_mater       = [University of London](/source/University_of_London)
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'''Gwyn Howells''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CB}} (13 May 1918{{spaced endash}}26 July 1997) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Director-General of the Department of Health.

==Life and career==
Howells was born on 13 May 1918 in Birmingham, England.<ref name=RACP>{{citation|url=https://www.racp.edu.au/page/library/college-roll/college-roll-detail&id=48|title=College Roll: Howells, Gwyn|publisher=The Royal Australian College of Physicians|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124173808/http://www.racp.edu.au/page/library/college-roll/college-roll-detail%26id%3D48|archive-date=24 January 2015|first=C.|last=Evans|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=MunksRoll>{{citation|url=http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2287|title=Gwyn Howells|publisher=Royal College of Physicians London|first=Cyril|last=Evans}}</ref> He studied at the [University of London](/source/University_of_London).<ref name=MunksRoll/>

He joined the [Department of Health](/source/Department_of_Health_(1921%E2%80%9387)) in 1966, as first assistant director-general in charge of the tuberculosis division.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110739102|first=Gay|last=Davidson|date=24 July 1973|newspaper=The Canberra Times|title=Two new heads soon|page=1}}</ref>

Howells was appointed Director-General of Health in 1973.<ref name="NAA CA 17">{{citation|title=CA 17: Department of Health, Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+17|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=4 April 2015|archive-date=12 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312203538/https://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/DumpSession.asp?C=Initialise.inc&S=Open%20P_RECORDSEARCH_SERVICE%20SQLSERVER_ODBC&E=%5BMicrosoft%5D%5BODBC+Driver+17+for+SQL+Server%5D%5BSQL+Server%5DIncorrect+syntax+near+%27207.241%27.|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Davidson>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110753827|title=Health Department's new head looks to the future|first=Gay|last=Davidson|date=26 October 1973|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=2}}</ref> He left the position on 31 December 1982, five months ahead of his official date of retirement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130829937|title=Changes at the top in Health|date=17 November 1982|page=7|first=Jack|last=Waterford|author-link=Jack Waterford|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}</ref>

Howells died on 26 July 1997.<ref name=RACP/>

==Awards==
In the [1979 Queen's Birthday Honours](/source/1979_Birthday_Honours) Howells was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for service as Director-General of the Department of Health.<ref>{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1064274|title=Search Australian Honours: HOWELLS, Gwyn, The Order of the Bath - Companion (Civil)|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404022415/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064274&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=4 April 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-bef|before=[William Refshauge](/source/William_Refshauge)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Director-General](/source/Departmental_secretary) of the [Department of Health](/source/Department_of_Health_(1921%E2%80%9387))|years=1973–1982}}
{{s-aft|after=[Lawrie Willett](/source/Lawrie_Willett)}}
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Category:1918 births
Category:1997 deaths
Category:Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath
Category:People from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:Secretaries of the Australian Government Health Department
Category:British emigrants to Australia

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