David Irvine (diplomat)
| David Irvine AO | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of David Irvine from the ASIO website | |
| 12th Director-General of Security | |
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In office 30 March 2009 – 14 September 2014 | |
| Prime Minister |
Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | Paul O'Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Lewis |
| 10th Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
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In office 1 March 2003 – 27 March 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Allan Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Nick Warner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Taylor Irvine 10 January 1947 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
David Taylor Irvine AO (born 10 January 1947) is an Australian diplomat, who from March 2009 to September 2014 was the Director-General of Security (head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation). Prior to his appointment to ASIO, he was Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) from 2003 to 2009.[1]
Irvine was born in Perth, Western Australia[2] and studied at Hale School and The University of Western Australia, graduating with honours in Elizabethan history. He worked as a journalist in Perth, and joined the Department of External Affairs (the Australian foreign service) in 1970, and served as Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (1996–1999)[3] and Australian Ambassador to China (2000–2003).[1]
He has written two books about Indonesia: a 1990 English translation of Bisma: Warrior Priest of the Mahabharata by Satyagraha Hurip,[4] and Leather Gods & Wooden Heroes: Java's Classical Wayang (1996; about Indonesian Wayang shadow puppets).[5]
References
- 1 2 McDonald, Hamish: Puppet-master now pulling the strings at ASIS, The Age, 20 February 2003.
- ↑ Appointment of Director-General, ASIS, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 23 December 2002.
- ↑ Evans, Gareth (9 December 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
- ↑ Bisma : warrior priest of the Mahabharata / Satyagraha Hurip ; translated from the Indonesian by David Irvine, National Library of Australia, 1990.
- ↑ Leather gods & wooden heroes : Java's classical wayang / David Irvine, National Library of Australia, 1996.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bill Farmer |
Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea 1996–1999 |
Succeeded by Nick Warner |
| Preceded by Ric Smith |
Australian Ambassador to China 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Alan Thomas |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Allan Taylor |
Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service 2003–2009 |
Succeeded by Nick Warner |
| Preceded by Paul O'Sullivan |
Director-General of Security 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Duncan Lewis |