Allan Taylor (diplomat)
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Allan Taylor | |
|---|---|
| 9th Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
| In office 1 March 1998 – 28 February 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Rex Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | David Irvine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1941 |
| Died | 19 July 2007 (aged 65) |
| Spouse | Carol |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Allan Robert Taylor AM (23 August 1941 – 19 June 2007) was an Australian diplomat, best known for his service as Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2003.
Taylor was born in Wynyard, Tasmania, and spent his childhood in various Tasmanian towns before boarding at Launceston Church Grammar School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History from the University of Tasmania. He then studied as Tasmania's 1963 Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford, where he received a Master of Arts in History in 1965. His studies led to an interest in diplomacy, and in 1966 he joined the Department of External Affairs, Australia's foreign service.[1]
