Harold Patrick Breen CBE (30 April 1893 – 6 July 1966) was a senior Australian public servant.
Harold Breen was born on 30 April 1893 in Richmond, Melbourne.
[4] When the Department of Defence Production was established in 1951, Breen was appointed as its inaugural head.
[1] Breen died in Malvern on 6 July 1966 and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.
[1] Breen was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1953 during his time as head of the Defence Production Department.