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Gary Byles, is a retired senior public servant and a former

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officer.

Military career

Byles joined the Australian Army in 1972 and, after training at the

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, graduated from the

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in December as a commissioned officer. He spent almost 32 years in the army, his career culminating with his promotion to

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and command of

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in 2000, the

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unit formed to provide security and general support for the

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held in

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, Australia. Byles was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross for his "outstanding achievement" in this role. Byles then went on to command the 5th Brigade before his retirement from the army in 2003.

Public servant

After leaving the army, Byles was Sheriff of New South Wales from 2003 to 2007. 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, and concurrently served as the ACT government's appointee to the board of the Canberra Convention Bureau.About us
, Canberra Convention Bureau, canberraconvention.com.au After almost seven years as Director-General, Byles retired in April 2016.

Education

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

Notes

External links

Bio
www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au
Thirty year reunion
The Scheyvillian, O.T.U. National Newsletter No. 2, 25 April 2003, pg.49 {{DEFAULTSORT:Byles, Gary Australian brigadiers Living people Graduates of the Officer Cadet School, Portsea Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia) Australian public servants Year of birth missing (living people)