Peter Barbour

Peter Barbour
3rd Director-General of Security
In office
22 January 1970 – 28 September 1975
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
William McMahon
Gough Whitlam
Preceded bySir Charles Spry
Succeeded byFrank Mahony
Personal details
Born(1925-10-05)5 October 1925
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died7 November 1996(1996-11-07) (aged 71)
Spouse
Penelope Elizabeth Nuttall
(m. 1951)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationIntelligence officer
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1944–1946
RankSergeant
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Peter Robert Woolnough Barbour (5 October 1925 – 7 November 1996) was an Australian intelligence officer and diplomat. He was also the Director-General of Security leading the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) from 1970 to 1975.