Stephen Christopher Brady | |
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| Australian Ambassador to France | |
| In office 28 September 2014 – 16 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ric Wells |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Berne |
| Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia | |
| In office 5 September 2008 – 26 June 2014 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors‑General | Dame Quentin Bryce (2008–14) Sir Peter Cosgrove (2014) |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Hazell |
| Succeeded by | Mark Fraser |
| Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| In office 6 August 2004 – 14 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Hussin |
| Succeeded by | Lydia Morton |
| Australian Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office 19 May 1998 – 28 September 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Judith Pead |
| Succeeded by | Richard Rowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Christopher Brady 11 June 1959 London, United Kingdom |
| Domestic partner | Peter Stephens |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
Stephen Christopher Brady AO, CVO (born 11 June 1959) is an Australian former career diplomat. In 1999, he and his partner Peter Stephens became the world's first officially acknowledged same sex ambassadorial couple, when they were presented to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the start of Brady's posting as Australian Ambassador to Denmark.[1] From September 2008 to June 2014 he was the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. During this time he was also Secretary of the Council of the Order of Australia and Secretary of the Bravery Decorations Council. In March 2014 his appointment as Ambassador to the French Republic, with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Principality of Monaco was announced.[2]
- ^ "Envoys of Change". The Weekend Australian Magazine. 19–20 December 2009.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (31 March 2014). "Ambassador to France" (Press release). Department of Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Retrieved 5 May 2018.