Department of National Development (Australia)

Department overview
Formed	20 December 1977
Preceding Department	Department of National Resources – for energy planning, research, minerals exploration and resource assessment, water resources and electricity, geodesy and mapping; Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development – for decentralisation;
Dissolved	8 December 1979
Superseding Department	Department of National Development and Energy;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Australian Capital Territory
Minister responsible	Kevin Newman, Minister for National Development;
Department executive	Alan Woods, Secretary;

Department of National Development
Department overview
Formed	16 March 1950
Preceding Department	Department of Supply and Development;
Dissolved	19 December 1972
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Department executives	Robert Jackson, Secretary (1950–1951); Jack Stevens, Secretary (1950–1951); Harold Raggatt, Secretary (1951–1965); Bill Boswell, Secretary (1965–1969); Lloyd Bott, Secretary (1969–1972);

The Department of National Development was an Australian government department that existed between March 1950 and December 1972, and between December 1977 and December 1979.