Leon is a successful WA Government senior executive who has held General Manager, Executive Director and Deputy Director General roles in the WA Government across Tourism, Agriculture, Health and Housing portfolios.
Prior to his appointment as Director General of the Department of Housing and Works, Leon was the Deputy Director General - Housing and Homelessness at the Department of Communities. In this role he led the strategic policy, planning and delivery of land, housing, and built-form construction, refurbishment and maintenance activities of more than 50,000 housing assets.
He also led the Department’s delivery of more than 3,000 new social homes and priority infrastructure projects since 2021–2022 as part of the State Government’s record $5.1 billion investment in housing and homelessness initiatives.
In previous roles across the WA Health system, Leon was responsible for the COVID-19 Logistics Cell within the State Health Incident Coordination Centre during the pandemic and held leadership roles in the commissioning and opening of Fiona Stanley and Perth Children’s hospitals, as well as the commissioning and redevelopment of Peel Health Campus to transition the privately operated 200-bed hospital back under public service operation.
Leon is a proven leader with more than ten years’ experience in leadership and management as a commissioned officer within the Australian Defence Force. He spent more than 10 years in a range of Army roles including service in the Iraq War in 2005 before returning to Perth and joining the WA public sector in 2010.
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