John Michael Moten (born 8 December 1933)[1] is an Australian aeronautical engineer. From 1988 to 1992, he was the Director-General of Security, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).[2] He was the son of Brigadier Murray Moten, a senior Australian Army officer.[3]
John Moten | |
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| 8th Director-General of Security | |
| In office 8 October 1988 – 10 January 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Alan Wrigley |
| Succeeded by | David Sadleir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Michael Moten (1933-12-08) 8 December 1933 (age 88) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Relations | Murray Moten (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Aeronautical engineer |
Moten was not a career intelligence officer. He had worked at the Department of Defence, where he was Deputy Secretary of the Strategic and Intelligence Section when he accepted the position of ASIO's Director-General. He retired in January 1992, three years into his five-year term. The reasons for his early retirement were never given.[4]
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Director-General of Security 1988–1992 |
Succeeded by David Sadleir |