Bob Armstrong (public servant)
# Bob Armstrong (public servant)

Robert Edward Armstrong (24 July 1911 – 19 February 1988) was a senior Australian public servant and policy maker. Between May 1971 and June 1974 he was Secretary of the Department of Immigration.

## Life and career

Bob Armstrong was born on 24 July 1911 in Erskinville, Sydney.

In 1940, Armstrong enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. Posted to the 7th Division headquarters as a clerk, he served in Egypt, Palestine, Africa, Syria and Java.

Between 1971 and 1974, he was Secretary of the Department of Immigration.

Armstrong died in Canberra on 19 February 1988.

## Awards

In 1967, Armstrong was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire while Assistant Secretary of the Immigration Department.

