Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
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since 20 February 2023 | |
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.