Relations Murray Moten (father) Nationality Australian | Succeeded by David Sadleir Preceded by Alan Wrigley Name John Moten | |
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Full Name John Michael Moten Born 8 December 1933 (age 90)
Adelaide, South Australia ( 1933-12-08 ) Alma mater University of Adelaide
University of Sydney | ||
Prime Minister Bob Hawke
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John Michael Moten (born 8 December 1933) 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). He was the son of Brigadier Murray Moten, a senior Australian Army officer.
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.
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