Les Johnson (diplomat), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian public servant and diplomat
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Place of Birth: Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
About Les Johnson (diplomat)
- Sir Leslie Wilson "Les" Johnson (2 April 1916 – 31 August 2000) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.Johnson first went to Papua New Guinea in 1962.From 1966 to 1969 Johnson was Assistant Administrator in Papua New Guinea.
- He resigned in 1969 after internal differences with colleagues, before being appointed Administrator of Papua New Guinea in 1970.
- His task was to develop a colonial Administrator's council into a cabinet in preparation for Papua New Guinea's independence.On 2 December 1973, after 60 years of Papua New Guinea being a territory of Australia, Johnson's role changed from the Administrator of Papua New Guinea to the Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea.
- Johnson left Papua New Guinea in March 1974, to take up a post as the head of the new Australian Development Assistance Agency.
- The agency was set up in recognition of the need for stronger policy direction and coordination, along with Papua New Guinea achieving independence.
- In the mid 1970s, two-thirds of Australian total overseas aid was sent to Papua New Guinea.From June 1976 to 1980, Johnson was Australian Ambassador to Greece.In the 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours, Johnson was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his distinguished services to Papua New Guinea.
- In the Papua New Guinea 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours he was made a Knight Commander of The Order of the British Empire. Johnson died on 31 August 2000.
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