Geoffrey Reed | |
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1st Director-General of Security | |
In office 9 March 1949 – 30 June 1950 | |
Prime Minister | Ben Chifley (1949) Robert Menzies (1949–1950) |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Spry |
Personal details | |
Born | Geoffrey Sandford Reed 14 March 1892 Port Pirie, South Australia |
Died | 31 December 1970 North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | (aged 78)
Spouse | Kathleen Matthews |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Profession | Barrister, jurist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1918–1919 |
Sir Geoffrey Sandford Reed, KC (14 March 1892 – 31 December 1970) was a justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia and the first Director-General of Security and head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).