Department of Trade (1956–1963)

Department of Trade
Department overview
Formed	11 January 1956
Preceding Department	Department of National Development (I) – for industrial development; Department of Commerce and Agriculture – for trade promotion, policy treaties, investigations; Department of Trade and Customs – for tariff policy, trade agreements, import licensing policy;
Dissolved	17 December 1963
Superseding Department	Department of Trade and Industry;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Minister responsible	John McEwen, Minister;
Department executives	John Crawford, Secretary (1956–1960); Alan Westerman, Secretary (1960–1963);

The Department of Trade was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and December 1963.