Michelle Chan
Michelle Chan
Current roles
- Deputy Secretary - South and Southeast Asia Group, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade — Executive
Roles over time
| Period | Agency | Position | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Deputy Secretary | $421,998 | $507,516 |
| 2023-24 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Deputy Secretary | $374,380 | $454,370 |
| 2022-23 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Deputy Secretary | $351,549 | $418,387 |
| 2022-23 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Deputy Secretary | $6,737 | $12,861 |
| 2021-22 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Deputy Secretary | $42,336 | $42,758 |
⚠️ marks a row whose components do not sum to its own stated total by more than $1,000 — a keying error in the source. Not used for any ranking.
Contact
- Email: michelle.chan@dfat.gov.au
- Phone: 61 2 6261 1111
Direct details from directory.gov.au role 35579, as at 2026-08-31.
Coverage of their agencies
- 2026-08-25 — DFAT can account for sending the letter. Who decided that was enough?
- 2026-07-15 — DFAT flubs embassy upgrade audit
- 2026-07-09 — Movers & Shakers: ARENA’s appointees and DFAT’s despatches
- 2026-03-19 — DFAT plan to secure Australia’s diplomatic network ‘partly effective’
- 2025-12-02 — Jan Adams: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary
- 2025-12-02 — Steven Kennedy: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary
- 2025-12-02 — Glyn Davis: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet former secretary
- 2024-11-18 — Glyn Davis: Prime Minister and Cabinet
Built from 10 recorded appearance(s) across 3 source(s). Every figure traces to a directory role id or an annual report row.
