Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
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Incumbent since 20 February 2023Kerri Hartland | |
Appointer | Governor-General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Alfred Deakin Brookes |
Formation | 1952 |
The Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the executive officer of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Australia's foreign intelligence agency.
The Director-General of ASIS is directly responsible to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and regularly meets with the Minister to brief them on ASIS activities.[1] The current director is Kerri Hartland.
List of directors-general
There have been eleven officially-appointed Directors and Directors-General of ASIS since 1952.
Tenure | Name |
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1952–1957 | Alfred Brookes |
1957–1960 | Ralph Harry, OBE |
1960–1968 | Major General Sir Walter Cawthorn, CB, CIE, CBE |
1968–1975 | Bill Robertson, OBE, MC |
1975–1981 | Ian Kennison, CBE |
1981–1983 | John Ryan, OBE (acting) |
1984–1992 | Brigadier Jim Furner, CBE |
1992–1998 | Rex Stevenson, AO |
1998–2003 | Allan Taylor, AM |
2003–2009 | David Irvine, AO |
2009–2017 | Nick Warner, AO, PSM |
2017–2023 | Major General Paul Symon, AO |
2023–present | Kerri Hartland |
References
- ^ ASIS General FAQ, Australian Secret Intelligence Service.
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