Harry C. Giese

This article is about the Australian public servant. For the German actor (no family relationship), see Harry Giese.

Harry C. Giese
AM, MBE
Harry C. Giese in the 1970s
Born(1913-12-09)9 December 1913
Greenbushes, Western Australia, Australia
Died4 February 2000(2000-02-04) (aged 86)
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
OccupationsGovernment administrator, public servant, and community leader
PartnerNancy Giese
Websitewww.harrychristiangiese.com.au

Harry Christian Giese (9 December 1913 – 4 February 2000) was an Australian public servant and community leader. He was the longest-serving member of the Northern Territory Legislative Council, from 1954 to 1973, administering Australian federal government policy for the people of the Northern Territory after being appointed Director of Welfare for the Northern Territory Administration by Paul Hasluck, then Minister for Territories, under Prime Minister Robert Menzies. In 1978, after the NT gained self-government, Giese became the first Northern Territory Ombudsman.

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