Louis Wienholt
| Dr Louis Wienholt |
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| Secretary of the Department of Social Security | |
| In office 9 January 1973 – 26 July 1973 |
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| 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]
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| Preceded by | Secretary of the Department of Social Security 1973 |
Succeeded by Laurie Daniels |
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