Frank Mahony (public servant)

Frank Mahony
4th Director-General of Security
In office
29 September 1975 – 8 March 1976
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Malcolm Fraser
Preceded byPeter Barbour
Succeeded byEdward Woodward
Personal details
Born
Francis Joseph Mahony

(1915-03-15)15 March 1915
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
DiedJanuary 2000 (aged 84)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
Moya Sexton
(m. 1939⁠–⁠1995)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPublic servant
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1943–1944
RankStaff sergeant

Francis Joseph Mahony CB, OBE (15 March 1915 – January 2000) was an Australian lawyer and public servant, who served as interim Director-General of Security (head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) for just over five months between 1975 and 1976.