Renée Leon

Renée Leon
Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University
Assumed office
1 September 2021
Preceded byJohn Germov
Secretary of the Department of Employment
In office
18 September 2013 – 17 September 2017
Preceded byLisa Paul
Succeeded byKerri Hartland
Secretary of the Department of Human Services
In office
18 September 2017 – 16 March 2020
Preceded byKathryn Campbell
Personal details
BornRenée Elmina Leon
Alma materAustralian National University
University of Cambridge
OccupationPublic servant
Salary$893,547 in 2024
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Renée Elmina Leon PSM is a former 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. In September 2024, Leon was found to have breached the Public Service Act 1999 13 times for misrepresenting legal advice, failing to brief the Solicitor-General, and delaying advice to the Minister about the unlawful use of income averaging under the Robodebt scheme.