Jim Furner

Jim Furner
Brigadier; Jim Furner; AO, CBE, DSM
Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
	In office; 27 February 1984 – 24 November 1992
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke; Paul Keating
Preceded by	John Ryan
Succeeded by	Rex Stevenson
Personal details
Born	25 November 1927; Warragul, Victoria
Died	17 September 2007 (aged 79); Terrigal, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Lois Walker (m. 1952)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1952–1982
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	Australian Army Intelligence Centre (1969–70)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Medal

Brigadier James Osmond Furner, AO, CBE, DSM (25 November 1927 – 17 September 2007) was an Australian military intelligence officer, who was the longest serving Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) from 1984 to 1992.

Military career

After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Melbourne and working as a school teacher, Furner embarked on a career change and enlisted in the Australian Army, becoming one of the first cadets to be trained at the Officer Cadet School, Portsea. On completion of his training, Furner joined the Royal Australian Infantry Corps where he was posted overseas with the 1st Commonwealth Division in South Korea from 1955 to 1956.[1]

In 1982, Furner joined the Joint Intelligence Organisation as deputy director, and retired from the army to take the civilian post of director a few months later.[1]

Australian Secret Intelligence Service

In February 1983, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bill Hayden, asked Furner to take the role of Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service in an acting capacity.[2] The appointment was later made permanent and Furner served in the role for eight and a half years, retiring in November 1992.[1]

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References

Vale Brigadier James Osmond Furner, AO, CBE, DSM (Retd), Defender (Australian Defence Association).
White, Hugh (30 July 1985). "New director-general for ASIS". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

Government offices
Preceded by John Ryan	Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service 1984–1992	Succeeded by Rex Stevenson
Preceded by Arthur McMichael	Director of the Joint Intelligence Organisation 1982–1984	Succeeded by G. Marshall

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[ada-1] Vale Brigadier James Osmond Furner, AO, CBE, DSM (Retd), Defender (Australian Defence Association).

[smh-2] White, Hugh (30 July 1985). "New director-general for ASIS". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2015.