Renée Leon
Renée Leon | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Employment | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 17 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Paul |
| Succeeded by | Kerri Hartland |
| Secretary of the Department of Human Services | |
| In office 18 September 2017 – 16 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kathryn Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Renée Elmina Leon |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Australian National University University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Renée Elmina Leon PSM is a senior Australian public servant. From 18 September 2017 until February 2020, she had been Secretary of the Department of Human Services, which is now known as Services Australia. In August 2021 she became Vice Chancellor of Charles Sturt University.
Life and career[]
Leon graduated from the Australian National University with a double degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours.[1] In 1995, she was awarded the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Scholarship in Law,[1] leading to a Masters in Law from Cambridge University.[2]
From 2006 to 2009, Leon held the position of Chief Executive of the ACT Department of Justice and Community Safety.[2] She served as Deputy Secretary in the Attorney-General's Department and in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from May 2009 to September 2013. She was awarded a Public Service Medal in June 2013 for outstanding public service to public administration and law in leadership roles in the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth.[3]
She has served on the Boards of the Australian Institute of Criminology, the National Australia Day Council, and the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency, and was a member of the Council of the Order of Australia.[2]
In September 2013, Leon was appointed Secretary of the newly established Department of Employment.[4] On August 24 her appointment as Vice Chancellor of Charles Sturt University was announced in an email to staff by the University Council.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Previous Scholars: Law The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Scholarship in Law, Menzies Foundation, archived from the original on 1 March 2015
- ^ a b c https://www.humanservices.gov.au/organisations/about-us/our-department/secretary-department-human-services
- ^ "Search Australian Honours, Name: LEON, Renee Elmina, Award: Public Service Medal", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 July 2015
- ^ Boland-Rudder, Hamish (25 September 2013). "ANU alumni graduate to head departments under Abbott". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
- ^ Dr Michele Allan, Chancellor, Charles Sturt University, email to all CSU staff 24/08/2021.
- Living people
- Australian public servants
- Recipients of the Public Service Medal (Australia)
- Australian National University alumni