Chris Conybeare
| Chris Conybeare | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | |
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In office 24 March 1993 – 11 March 1996 |
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| Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | |
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In office 1 April 1990 – 24 March 1993 |
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| Born | Christopher Conybeare |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Christopher 'Chris' Conybeare is a retired Australian senior public servant.
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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