David Sadleir
Australian security intelligence director
| David Sadleir
| |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant; intelligence director |
| Known for | Director-General of Security, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 27 April 1992 – 10 October 1996[1] |
| Predecessor | John Moten |
David Sadleir led the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) as director-general of security, from 1992 to 1996.[1]
Office held
| Office | Start | End | Predecessor | Successor | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director-General of Security, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | 27 April 1992 | 10 October 1996 | John Moten | Dennis Richardson | [1] |
ASIO leadership
David Sadleir succeeded John Moten as director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation in 1992. The agency’s published chronology records his term as 27 April 1992 to 10 October 1996. Dennis Richardson took over on 11 October 1996.[1]
Succession and historical setting
David Sadleir’s tenure followed the end of the Cold War and the earlier relocation of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to Canberra. John Blaxland’s account of the preceding period describes the relocation as a significant change in the organisation’s relationship to central government; his third volume of the official history ends in 1989, before Sadleir’s appointment.[1][2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Directors-General of Security, archived 12 February 2010, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ John Blaxland, Australia’s Secret Cold War, The Sydney Institute, speech delivered 5 December 2016, accessed 8 November 2026.