Joseph W. Willard

Joseph W. Willard
Deputy Minister of Welfare
In office 1960–?
Chairman of UNICEF
In office 1966–1968
Preceded by	Zina Harman
Succeeded by	İhsan Doğramacı
Personal details
Born	1917 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	31 January 1981 (aged 63–64) Almonte, Ontario, Canada

Joseph W. Willard (1917 – 31 January 1981)^[1] was a Canadian politician, economist and civil servant in the public health field. He served as Chairman of UNICEF from 1966 to 1968,^[2][3] and as Deputy Minister of Welfare in the Department of National Health and Welfare from 1960.^[4]

Willard received a B.A. and an M.A. in political science and economics at the University of Toronto. He then undertook postgraduate studies in government and economics at the University of Toronto and Harvard University, and was a Littauer Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration. He earned a Master of Public Administration degree and a PhD in economics in 1954 at Harvard University.^[4]

Willard was Director of the research division of the Department of National Health and Welfare from 1947 to 1960, and served as Deputy Minister of Welfare from 1960.^[4] In 1969 he was Acting Deputy Minister of National Health.^[5]

References

1. "Obituary for Joseph W. Willard". The Ottawa Citizen. 3 February 1981. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
2. Officers of the UNICEF Executive Board 1946–2014, UNICEF
3. Executive Board Archived 9 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, UNICEF
4. "Federal Appointment: Dr. Joseph A. Willard". Canadian Journal of Public Health. 51 (9): 380–381. 1960. JSTOR 41980932.
5. "Public health people". Canadian Journal of Public Health. 61 (2): 190–192. 1970. JSTOR 41984887.