Christopher Conybeare is a retired Australian senior public servant.

Career

He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and Sydney University. The son of Judge Theo Conybeare QC. Conybeare began his

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career in 1965 at the

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(later

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. 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

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of the

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(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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References and further reading

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conybeare, Chris Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Secretaries of the Australian Government Immigration Department Australian diplomats People educated at North Sydney Boys High School