Chris Conybeare | |
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Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | |
In office 24 March 1993 – 11 March 1996 | |
Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | |
In office 1 April 1990 – 24 March 1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Conybeare |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Public servant |
Christopher Conybeare is a retired Australian senior public servant.
He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and Sydney University. [1] The son of Judge Theo Conybeare QC.
Conybeare began his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1965 at the Department of External Affairs (later Foreign Affairs. [2] There he held various positions, including postings in London, Bonn and Manila. In 1980 Conybeare joined the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet [2]
Conybeare was appointed Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (later Immigration and Ethnic Affairs in 1990. [3] [4] He remained Permanent Head of the Immigration department until 1996, [5] when he was one of six Secretaries removed from their roles by the newly elected Howard government. [6]
Chris Conybeare | |
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Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | |
In office 24 March 1993 – 11 March 1996 | |
Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | |
In office 1 April 1990 – 24 March 1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Conybeare |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Public servant |
Christopher Conybeare is a retired Australian senior public servant.
He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and Sydney University. [1] The son of Judge Theo Conybeare QC.
Conybeare began his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1965 at the Department of External Affairs (later Foreign Affairs. [2] There he held various positions, including postings in London, Bonn and Manila. In 1980 Conybeare joined the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet [2]
Conybeare was appointed Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (later Immigration and Ethnic Affairs in 1990. [3] [4] He remained Permanent Head of the Immigration department until 1996, [5] when he was one of six Secretaries removed from their roles by the newly elected Howard government. [6]