Rex Kenneth Stevenson AO (born 16 October 1942) is an Australian company director and former intelligence officer, who was the Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service from 1992 to 1998.
Rex Stevenson | |
|---|---|
| 8th Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
| In office 9 December 1992 – 28 February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Furner |
| Succeeded by | Allan Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rex Kenneth Stevenson 16 October 1942 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Spouse |
Caroline Schoning (m. 1969) |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
Born in Melbourne, Stevenson attended Northcote High School, and then studied a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and a Master of Arts at Monash University.[1] His 1970 masters thesis, Cultivators and administrators: British educational policy towards the Malays, 1875–1906, was published as a book by Oxford University Press in 1975.[2]
Stevenson began his career as an intelligence officer in 1973, and by 1990 he was the Deputy Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS).[1] On 25 November 1992, he was promoted to acting Director-General and was officially appointed to the role two weeks later on 9 December.[3]
After his retirement from ASIS in 1998, Stevenson co-founded the security consulting firms Signet Group and Spectrum Consultancy.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb, 2014.
- ^ "Cultivators and administrators : British educational policy towards the Malays, 1875-1906 / Rex Stevenson". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Questions in Writing: Australian Secret Intelligence Service". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2014.