Queensland Branch meeting - November

Title: Preparing for the 2021 Census.

Speaker: Chris Libreri, General Manager Census Division, Australian Bureau of Statistics

Biography: Since July 2019, Chris Libreri has been the General Manager of the Census Division. The Division incorporates two Branches - 2021 Census Field Operations which is responsible for conducting all provider facing elements of the Australian Census of Population and Housing, and 2021 Census Data Operations which is responsible for data capture and processing, data quality and data dissemination for all Censuses.

Chris joined the ABS in 1980 and prior to his current appointment he was the General Manager Census and Statistical Services Division (2015-19) which included ABS National Data Acquisition Centre, Head of Human Resources Branch (2009-14), Acting Chief Operating Officer (2013), Regional Director ABS New South Wales Office (2008-09), Regional Director Northern Territory Office (2007-08); and prior to that Director of Service Industry Statistics; the National Centre for Crime and Justice Statistics; ABS Business Frames; and Corporate & Client Services Branches - all based in the Victorian Office. He had also previously worked in Social Analysis, Public Finance Statistics, Population Survey Operations and the Central Marketing areas of the ABS. He has completed post-graduate qualifications in Management (University of Canberra) and Statistics (Victoria University).