Chris Conybeare

Christopher 'Chris' Conybeare is a retired Australian senior public servant.

Chris Conybeare
Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
In office 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) – 11 March 1996
Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs
In office 1 April 1990 (1990-04-01) – 24 March 1993
Personal details
Born	Christopher Conybeare
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Public servant

Career

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]

Notes

1. NSBHS Leaving Certificate 1959
2. Hawke, Robert (10 April 1990). "APPOINMNET OF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ETHNIC AFAIRS[sic]" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 December 2013.
3. CA 5988: Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 January 2014
4. CA 7662: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 January 2014
5. Tedeschi, Claire (4 May 1996). "A sharp end to a life of service: Chris Conybeare speaks frankly about the abrupt end of his 31 year public service career". The Canberra Times.
6. Nethercote, J.R. (7 December 2010). "Memoirs suggest servants are ever overlooked". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media.

References and further reading

• Schroder, Philippa (9 December 1995). "Walking the talk: A new breed of leader in the Australian Public Service". The Canberra Times.

Government offices
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