Chris Conybeare
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| Intro | Public servant | |
| A.K.A. | Christopher Coneybeare | |
| A.K.A. | Christopher Coneybeare | |
| is | Civil servant | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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Biography
Christopher 'Chris' Conybeare is a retired Australian senior public servant.
Career
Conybeare began his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1965 at the Department of External Affairs (later Foreign Affairs. There he held various positions, including postings in London, Bonn and Manila. In 1980 Conybeare joined the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Conybeare was appointed Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (later Immigration and Ethnic Affairs in 1990. He remained Permanent Head of the Immigration department until 1996, when he was one of six Secretaries removed from their roles by the newly elected Howard Government.
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| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 1993 – 1996 | Succeeded by Helen Williams as Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| Preceded by Ron Brown | Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs 1990 – 1993 | Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs |