Department of Post-War Reconstruction

Department of Post-War Reconstruction
Department overview
Formed	22 December 1942
Preceding Department	Department of Labour and National Service;
Dissolved	16 March 1950
Superseding Department	Repatriation Department (I) – for re-establishment of ex-servicemen and the Commonwealth reconstruction scheme; Prime Minister's Department – for economic policy, education, regional and industrial development; Department of the Interior (II) – for War Service Land Settlement and Rural Loans Schemes;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Hotel Acton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Ben Chifley, Minister (1942–1945); John Dedman, Minister (1945–1949); Eric Harrison, Minister (1949–1950);
Department executives	H. C. Coombs, Secretary (1943–1948); Allen Brown, Secretary (1949); Finlay Crisp, Secretary (1949–1950);

The Department of Post-War Reconstruction was an Australian Government department responsible for planning and coordinating Australia's transition to a peacetime economy after World War II. The department was established in December 1942 and dissolved in March 1950.