Allan Percy Fleming CBE (5 March 1912 – 18 January 2001) was a senior Australian public servant and journalist, best known for his time as National Librarian in the 1970s.
[1] He was educated at Lee Street State school in North Carlton, Scotch College and Melbourne University.
[6] Retiring in 1973, Fleming told media that he intended to write a book and spend time traveling in Europe.
[1] Fleming was awarded as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for distinguished military service in the South West Pacific.
[9] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1978, in recognition of his work in the Australian Public Service.