Background
Roger Beale was born on 18 December 1946 in Bombay, India.
Roger Beale was born on 18 December 1946 in Bombay, India.
Beale studied arts, training in Queensland with teachers including Betty Churcher and Jon Molvig.
Since retiring from the public service, Beale has continued to pursue work as an artist, having held exhibitions in galleries around Canberra since 1984. Beale first joined the Australian Public Service in 1967 as an administrative trainee. Beale was appointed Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories in 1996 and remained head of the department when it was transitioned to Department of the Environment and later Department of the Environment and Heritage.
In 2004, Beale retired from the Australian Public Service after 37 years of service.
Since retirement, Beale has continued his work as an artist, having held exhibitions in galleries around Canberra since 1984. He also chaired a review of Australia"s Quarantine and Biosecurity Arrangements, in 2008, and went on to become a Commissioner of the Climate Commission when it was established in 2011.