Department of Supply and Development (1948–1950)

Department of Supply and Development
Department overview
Formed	6 April 1948
Preceding Department	Department of Munitions; Department of Supply and Shipping – for supply, disposal of Commonwealth property, minerals, oil prospecting;
Dissolved	16 March 1950
Superseding Department	Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport – for coal production; Department of National Development (I) – for mineral resources, geology and geophysics; Department of Supply – for Australian Aluminium Production Commission;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	John Armstrong, Minister (1948–1949); Richard Casey, Minister (1949–1950);
Department executives	John Jensen, Secretary (1948–1949); Harold Breen, Secretary (1949–1950);

The Department of Supply and Development was an Australian government department that existed between April 1948 and March 1950.