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.ASIS General FAQ, Australian Secret Intelligence Service. 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 1952–1957 Alfred Brookes 1957–1960 Ralph Harry, 1960–1968 Major General Sir Walter Cawthorn, 1968–1975 Bill Robertson, 1975–1981 Ian Kennison, 1981–1983 John Ryan, (acting) 1984–1992 Brigadier Jim Furner, 1992–1998 Rex Stevenson, 1998–2003 Allan Taylor, 2003–2009 David Irvine, 2009–2017 Nick Warner, 2017–2023 Major General Paul Symon, 2023–present Kerri Hartland
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