| Herbert Goodes | |
| Office1: | Secretary of the Department of Social Services |
| Term Start1: | 25 May 1958 |
| Term End1: | 31 December 1965 |
| Birth Name: | Herbert John Goodes |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Death Date: | 12 July 1986 |
| Occupation: | Public servant |
| Nationality: |  Australian |
| Spouse: | Joyce Nancy Goodes (m. 1939–1986; his death) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Western Australia |
| Children: | Jayne and Dinah |
Herbert John Goodes was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Goodes was born in England, migrating to Australia in the 1920s and reaching Western Australia where he took on casual work, including digging dams and fencing.[1] In the 1930s, Goodes enrolled to study part-time at the University of Western Australia, graduating with honours in economics.[1]
In 1939, Goodes married Joyce and together they moved to Canberra in 1943 when he was seconded to the Department of the Treasury from the WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Between 1958 and 1965, Goodes was the Secretary of the Department of Social Services. Upon his retirement from the Social Services Department, Goodes was appointed a member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission.[2]
Goodes died on 12 July 1986.[1]
Goodes was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 1960, for his service as Director-General of the Department of Social Services.