Gary Byles

Last updated

Gary Byles
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branch Australian Army
Years of service1972–2003
Rank Brigadier
Commands held 5th Brigade
Joint Task Force Gold
Awards Conspicuous Service Cross
Other workDirector-General Department of Territory and Municipal Services (2009–16)

Brigadier Gary Byles, CSC is a retired senior public servant and a former Australian Army officer.

Contents

Military career

Byles joined the Australian Army in 1972 and, after training at the Officer Training Unit, Scheyville, graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea in December as a commissioned officer. He spent almost 32 years in the army, his career culminating with his promotion to brigadier and command of Joint Task Force Gold in 2000, the Australian Defence Force unit formed to provide security and general support for the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. [1] [2] Byles was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross for his "outstanding achievement" in this role. [3] [4] Byles then went on to command the 5th Brigade before his retirement from the army in 2003. [1] [5]

Public servant

After leaving the army, Byles was Sheriff of New South Wales from 2003 to 2007. [6] He joined the ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) as the Executive Director for Enterprise Services in 2007. He was made Chief Executive (later retitled Director-General) of TAMS in June 2009, [7] [8] and concurrently served as the ACT government's appointee to the board of the Canberra Convention Bureau. [1] After almost seven years as Director-General, Byles retired in April 2016. [9]

Education

Byles holds a Bachelor of Social Science and an Executive Masters of Public Administration. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 About us Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine , Canberra Convention Bureau, canberraconvention.com.au
  2. ↑ David Horner, Neil Thomas (2009)In Action with the SAS, Page 330. Reproduced at books.google.com.au
  3. ↑ Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC), 11 June 2001, itsanhonour.gov.au
  4. ↑ Queens birthday honours list 2001, Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC), Army News, Edition 1029, 21 June 2001, www.defence.gov.au: Brig Gary Byles: For outstanding achievement as commander JTF 112, Op Gold, supporting the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
  5. ↑ PM Archive – Friday, 30 March 2001, abc.net.au
  6. ↑ Office of the Sheriff, www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au Photo Archived 22 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Chief Executive appointments for DET and TAMS announced, Press release 19 June 2009, Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister, Australian Capital Territory, chiefminister.act.gov.au
  8. ↑ Annual Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) Charity Christmas Breakfast, Wednesday 16 December 2009, tams.act.gov.au
  9. ↑ "Gary Byles thanked for making Canberra a better place". Media release. ACT Government. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

Related Research Articles

Major General Elizabeth Cosson, served as Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs from 2018-2023. Cosson "vowed" to resign as Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, on 19 July 2020, if she cannot improve the department’s relationship with veterans stating in a media interview on 19 July 2019 that "if I’m still part of the problem in 12 months I will hand over [the job]."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian Defence Force Academy</span> Military academy

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). In 2016 the Academy began accepting civilian students in its undergraduate courses.

Major General Michael David "Mick" Slater, is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army, who served as Commander Forces Command from November 2011 until his retirement in January 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duncan Lewis</span> Australian military officer, diplomat and intelligence chief

Major General Duncan Edward Lewis is an Australian military officer, diplomat and intelligence chief. From 2014 to 2019, he was the Director-General of Security of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). Prior to that appointment, he held the post of Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He is a retired Australian Army officer, and formerly Special Operations Commander Australia (2002–2004), National Security Adviser, and Secretary of the Department of Defence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Nikolic</span> Australian Army brigadier and politician

Andrew Alexander Nikolic is a former Australian politician, retired senior Australian Army officer, and a former public servant in the Department of Defence. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal Party representative for the Tasmanian seat of Bass at the 2013 federal election, but after one term, he lost his seat at the 2016 federal election.

Lieutenant General Francis John Hickling, is a retired senior Australian Army officer, whose career culminated with his appointment as Chief of Army from 1998 to 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Caligari</span> Australian general

Lieutenant General John Graham Caligari, is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He served as Chief Capability Development Group from October 2014 until his retirement in August 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Gilmore</span>

Rear Admiral Stephen Richard Gilmore, is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy. He served as Commander Australian Fleet from October 2009 until December 2011, and as the Head Australian Defence Staff (Washington) and Australian Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C. from January 2014 until his retirement in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ray Griggs</span>

Vice Admiral Raymond James Griggs, is an Australian senior public servant and a former senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy. He served as Chief of Navy from June 2011 to June 2014, before being appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Force until his transfer to the reserve in July 2018.

Major General Steven Lyndon Smith is a senior officer in the Australian Army Reserve. His career includes command at Battalion, Brigade and Divisional levels.

Air Vice Marshal Margaret Mary Staib, is a former Chief Executive Officer of Airservices Australia and a former senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stuart Mayer</span> Senior Royal Australian Navy officer

Vice Admiral Stuart Campbell Mayer, is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy. He joined the navy via the Royal Australian Naval College at HMAS Creswell in 1984 and qualified as a Principal Warfare Officer in 1994. He commanded HMAS Canberra (2002–04), HMAS Anzac (2007–09) and the International Stabilisation Force (2009–10), and deployed on operations to the Persian Gulf, East Timor, and the Arabian Sea during the Iraq War. He served as Commander Australian Fleet from 2014 to 2018, Head Force Design within the Vice Chief of Defence Force Group from 2018 to 2019, and Deputy Commander United Nations Command, based in South Korea, from 2019 to 2021. He retired from the navy in 2022 and was appointed a partner in Ernst & Young's consulting division.

Major General Kathryn Leslei Toohey, is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. She served as Head of Land Capability from 2017 to 2019, and Head Force Integration Division within the Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group from June 2019 to January 2023.

Brigadier Mark Andrew Brewer, is a senior Australian Army officer and a former Commandant of Royal Military College, Duntroon, the officer training school of the Australian Army. He held this position from 2016 to 2017. He graduated from Duntroon in 1987.

Bernadette Carmel Boss, is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory, an officer in the Australian Army Reserve and a former barrister. She was appointed as a magistrate on 11 June 2012. In her military career, Boss was the first woman to be a commanding officer of the Sydney University Regiment and the first woman to conduct an inquiry into the combat death of a soldier.

Major General Jeffery John Sengelman, is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He joined the army via the Officer Cadet School, Portsea in 1980, was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps and spent much of his military career in special forces. He commanded the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) (2000–01) and the 6th Brigade (2010–11), deployed on operations to East Timor and Iraq, and served as Commander Forces Command in 2011, Deputy Chief of Army from 2011 to 2012, Head of Modernisation and Strategic Planning – Army from 2012 to 2014, and Special Operations Commander Australia from 2014 until his retirement in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jake Ellwood</span> Australian Army officer

Major General Justin Frederick Ellwood,, commonly known as Jake Ellwood, is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He joined the army via the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1989 and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He commanded the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2006–08), Overwatch Battle Group (West) (2007), Battle Group Tiger (2008) and the Combat Training Centre, and deployed on operations to Kosovo, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. He served as Deputy Chief of Army from May to December 2018, and commanded the 1st Division from December 2018 to November 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susan Coyle</span> Australian army officer

Major General Susan May Coyle, is a senior officer in the Australian Army. She joined the army as a reservist in 1987 and, following training at the Australian Defence Force Academy, was commissioned into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals in 1992. She has commanded the 104th Signal Squadron (2003–04), 17th Signal Regiment (2009–10), Task Group Afghanistan (2015) and the 6th Combat Support Brigade (2017–19), and has deployed on operations to East Timor, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan. She was appointed Commander Joint Task Force 633, with responsibility for all Australian operations in the Middle East, from January to November 2020. She was the first woman to command the task force, which had oversight for 1,200 personnel under Operation Accordion. Coyle was Head Information Warfare from January 2021 to November 2022, when she was appointed Commander Forces Command.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.