John Knott (public servant)

Sir John Knott
Secretary of the Department of Defence Production
In office
8 August 1957  23 April 1958
Secretary of the Department of Supply
In office
13 October 1959  12 March 1966
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office
12 December 1968  14 January 1972
Personal details
Born
John Lawrence Knott

(1910-07-06)6 July 1910
Romsey, Victoria
Died1999 (aged 8889)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPublic servant

Sir John Lawrence Knott AC CBE (6 July 1910  1999) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from 1968 to 1972. Afterwards he was appointed a company director in private industry.