Director-General of the: Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
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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. 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.