Chris Conybeare | |
|---|---|
| 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] He is 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]
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