David Marshall Sadleir AO (born 20 February 1936) is an Australian business consultant and former diplomat and ambassador, who was Director-General of Security (head of the intelligence agency ASIO) from 1992 to 1996.
David Sadleir | |
|---|---|
| 9th Director-General of Security | |
| In office 27 April 1992 – 10 October 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Keating John Howard |
| Preceded by | John Moten |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Marshall Sadleir 20 February 1936 Dehradun, British India |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Diplomat, intelligence director, consultant |
Early life
editSadleir was born in Dehradun, British India. He settled in Australia in 1949, and attended Scotch College, Perth and the University of Western Australia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours.[1]
Diplomatic and intelligence career
editSadleir joined the Australian Department of External Affairs in 1958. He was an advisor to the Australian delegations to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and was posted in Tokyo and Washington DC as Assistant Secretary of the department's North Asia branch. From 1977 to 1981, he was Deputy Director-General of the Office of National Assessments, an intelligence agency reporting to the Prime Minister of Australia, under Director-General Robert Furlonger. He was a Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva from 1981 to 1984.[1]
In 1988, Sadleir was Australian Ambassador to China for a three-year term until 1991, when he became Australian Ambassador to Belgium/Luxembourg and the European Communities.[1]
In 1992, Sadleir was appointed Director-General of Security, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.[2]
Consultancy career
editSince leaving ASIO in October 1996, Sadleir founded a business and security consultancy company called David Sadleir and Associates.[1]
In 1998, he conducted a review of Australia's entry control arrangements, in particular the Movement Alert List (MAL).[3]
Honours
editSadleir was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 1991 Australia Day Honours, for services to international relations.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Who's Who in Australia 2014, ConnectWeb, 2013.
- ^ Report to Parliament 1995-96 Archived 2 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, 2 December 1996.
- ^ Management of the Movement Alert List Archived 12 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Australian National Audit Office, 2009.
- ^ SADLEIR, David Marshall, It's an Honour, 26 January 1991.