Geoffrey Thomas Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Secretary for Security for Hong Kong | |
| In office 29 February 1988 – February 1990 | |
| Governor | Sir David Wilson |
| Preceded by | David Jeaffreson |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Asprey |
| 4th Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption | |
| In office 1 January 1985 – 28 February 1988 | |
| Governor | Sir David Wilson |
| Preceded by | Peter Barry Williams |
| Succeeded by | David Jeaffreson |
| Deputy Secretary for Health and Welfare for Hong Kong | |
| In office 1981–1984 | |
| Governor | Sir Edward Youde |
| Deputy Secretary for Security for Hong Kong | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| Governor | Sir Murray MacLehose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1932 Malaya |
| Died | 11 February 2010 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Agnete Barnes |
| Relatives | Kenneth James Barnes |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Malayan Emergency |
Geoffrey Thomas Barnes, CBE, JP (18 August 1932 - 11 February 2010) was a British government official, civil servant, military serviceman and author. Barnes held a number of posts in the government of Sarawak and later in the government of Hong Kong, his first major post being the Deputy Secretary for Security, a department for which he would later serve as Secretary in the late 1980s. Barnes also served as Deputy Secretary for Health and Welfare and as the 4th Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.