Department of Social Services (1939–1972)

Department of Social Services
Department overview
Formed	26 April 1939
Dissolved	19 December 1972
Superseding Department	Department of Social Security;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Department executives	Jim Brigden, Secretary (1939–1941); Frank Rowe, Secretary (1941–1958); Herbert Goodes, Secretary (1958–1965); Bruce Hamilton, Secretary (1966–1972);

The Department of Social Services was an Australian government department that existed between April 1939 and December 1972.

The Department was established by the Menzies Government in 1939, but did not become fully operative until 1941.