George Watt (public servant)

George Percival Norman Watt CBE CMG (2 June 1890 – 21 July 1983) was a senior Australian public servant and company director.

George Watt was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne on 2 June 1890.

[1] During World War II, he was transferred on a temporary basis to the Department of the Treasury, serving as the head of the defence division in Melbourne.

[2][3][4] In March 1951 Watt retired from his Secretary role to become chairman of the National Airlines Commission.

[1] Watt was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1951.