Department of Works (1952–1973)

Department of Works
Department overview
Formed	4 June 1952
Preceding Department	Department of Works and Housing;
Dissolved	30 November 1973
Superseding Department	Department of Housing and Construction (I);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	Wilfrid Kent Hughes, Minister (1952–1956); Allen Fairhall, Minister (1956–1958); Gordon Freeth, Minister (1958–1963); John Gorton, Minister (1963–1967); Bert Kelly, Minister (1967–1968); Reg Wright, Minister (1968–1972); Gough Whitlam, Minister (1972); Jim Cavanagh, Minister (1972–1973);
Department executives	Louis Loder, Secretary (1952–1961); Ronald Lewis, Secretary (1961–1964); George Maunder, Secretary (1964–1967); Alan Reiher, Secretary (1967–1973);

The Department of Works was an Australian government department that existed between June 1952 and November 1973. It was the third so-named Australian government department.