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{{Short description|Australian public servant}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sir Don Anderson
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|CBE}}
| image =
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| office1 = [[Departmental secretary|Director-General]] of the [[Department of Civil Aviation (Australia)|Department of Civil Aviation]]▼
| caption =
| term_start1 = 1 January 1956▼
▲| office1 = [[Departmental secretary|Director-General]] of the [[Department of Civil Aviation (Australia)|Department of Civil Aviation]]
| term_end1 = 30 September 1973▼
▲| term_start1 = 1 January 1956
| birth_name = Donald George Anderson▼
▲| term_end1 = 30 September 1973
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|03|01|df=y}}▼
▲| birth_name = Donald George Anderson
| birth_place = [[Waikerie, South Australia|Waikerie]], South Australia▼
▲| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|03|01|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|11|30|1917|03|01|df=y}}▼
▲| birth_place = Waikerie, South Australia
| death_place = [[Heidelberg, Victoria|Heidelberg]], Melbourne, Victoria▼
▲| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|11|30|1917|03|01|df=y}}
| occupation = [[Civil service|Public servant]]▼
▲| death_place = Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria
| nationality = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian▼
▲| occupation = Public servant
| spouse = {{marriage|Monica Mary Porker|4 April 1941|30 November 1975}}▼
| years_active =
| alma_mater = [[University of Adelaide]]▼
▲| nationality = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian
| parents =
| siblings =
▲| spouse = {{marriage|Monica Mary Porker|4 April 1941|30 November 1975}}
▲| alma_mater = [[University of Adelaide]]
| children =
}}
 
'''Sir Donald George "Don" Anderson''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=85%|CBE}} (1 March 1917{{spaced endash}}30 November 1975) was a senior Australian public servant. He was [[Departmental secretary|Director-General]] of the [[Department of Civil Aviation (Australia)|Department of Civil Aviation]] from January 1956 until September 1973.
 
==Life and career==
Anderson was born to parents Clara Catherine Anderson (née Nash) and Alex Gibb Anderson in Waikerie, South Australia on 1 March 1917.<ref name=Gunn>{{citationcite Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/anderson-sir-donald-george-don-9352|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202093213/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/anderson-sir-donald-george-don-9352|archivedatearchive-date=2 February 2015 |title=Anderson, Sir Donald George (Don) (1917–1975)|first=John|last=Gunn|publisher=Australian National University|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography}}</ref> He was schooled at [[Adelaide High School]] and the [[University of Adelaide]].
 
On 1 January 1956, Anderson began his term as Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation.<ref name="NAA CA 29">{{citation|title=CA 29: Department of Civil Aviation, Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+29|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdateaccess-date=2 February 2015|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315042511/https://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/DumpSession.asp?C=Initialise.inc&S=Open%20P_RECORDSEARCH_SERVICE%20SQLSERVER_ODBC&E=%5BMicrosoft%5D%5BODBC+Driver+17+for+SQL+Server%5D%5BSQL+Server%5DIncorrect+syntax+near+%27207.241%27.}}</ref> He served in the role until September 1973, in retirement serving as Chairman of [[Qantas]].<ref name=Gunn/>
 
Anderson died on 30 November 1975 in Heidelberg, Melbourne.<ref name=Gunn/>
 
==Awards==
In June&nbsp;1950 Anderson was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) for his service as Director-General in the Department of Civil Aviation.<ref>{{citation|url=httphttps://wwwhonours.itsanhonourpmc.gov.au/honours/honour_rollawards/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064778&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202093033/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064778&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedatearchive-date=2 February 2015|publisher=Australian Government|title=Search Australian Honours: ANDERSON, Donald George - The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)|work=itsanhonour.gov.au}}</ref> He was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in June&nbsp;1967.<ref>{{citation|url=httphttps://wwwhonours.itsanhonourpmc.gov.au/honours/honour_rollawards/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1083660&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2015020209331720211026232319/httphttps://wwwhonours.itsanhonourpmc.gov.au/honours/honour_rollawards/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1083660&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedatearchive-date=226 FebruaryOctober 20152021|publisher=Australian Government|title=Search Australian Honours: ANDERSON, Donald George - Knight Bachelor |work=itsanhonour.gov.au}}</ref>
 
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