Background
Lloyd Bott was born on 8 April 1917 in Thornbury, Melbourne.
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Lloyd Bott
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He attended Northcote High School. He returned to Melbourne a year later and began to study at the University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Commerce, which he completed in 1948 when he returned from the Second World War, having served in the Australian Navy.
Career
After leaving high school, Bott qualified for the Commonwealth Public Service in 1933 and went to work in the Post Office in Sydney. After his time as a "yachtie" based in Dartmouth, Bott joined the Department of Supply, rising to become a Deputy Secretary in the department in 1967. He was responsible for the Administration of United States space projects in Australia during the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
John Gorton appointed Bott Secretary of the Department of National Development in 1969.
He was later Secretary of the Department of Tourism and Recreation, between 1973 and 1975. Bott retired from the public service in 1977, his final appointment being Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, which he had held since December 1975.
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Australia