Ian Carnell

Ian Carnell AM
5th Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
In office 23 March 2004 – 9 April 2010
Prime Minister	John Howard Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Bill Blick
Succeeded by	Vivienne Thom
Personal details
Born	Ian Gregory Carnell 24 October 1955 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Kate Carnell (m. 1977–97)
Education	Brisbane Grammar School
Alma mater	University of Queensland Australian National University
Occupation	Public servant

Ian Gregory Carnell AM (born 24 October 1955) is an Australian public servant, who was Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, responsible for oversight of Australia's intelligence agencies, from 2004 to 2010.^[1]

Carnell was born in Melbourne, and moved to Queensland with his family where he attended Brisbane Grammar School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland. In 1977, he married Kate Carnell (née Frazer), who would later become Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory.^[2]

In the mid-1980s, Carnell worked for the Department of Social Security (later Centrelink) as assistant secretary, then moved to the Department of Veterans' Affairs in 1997. In 2000, he became Deputy Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department and in 2004, was appointed as Australia's fifth Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.^[2]

References

1. Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Mr I. (Ian) Carnell, Australian Government, archived from the original on 17 February 2011
2. Who's Who in Australia (2015), ConnectWeb.