| Dates of Office | Chief of the Communications Security Establishment |
|---|
| 03 Sep 1946 - 08 Feb 1971 | Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Edward Drake |
| 08 Feb 1971 - ?? Jul 1980 | Kevin O'Neill |
| ?? Jul 1980 - 01 Jul 1989 | Peter Hunt |
| 01 Jul 1989 - 12 Jul 1999 | Stewart Woolner |
| 12 Jul 1999 - 09 Aug 2001 | Ian Glen |
| 09 Aug 2001 - 01 Jul 2005 | Colonel (retired) Keith Coulter |
| 01 Jul 2005 - 30 Jan 2012 | Major General (retired) John Adams |
| 30 Jan 2012 - 09 Feb 2015 | John Forster |
| 09 Feb 2015 - 23 May 2018 | Greta Bossenmaier |
| 23 May 2018 - 13 Aug 2022 | Shelly Bruce (acting until 27 Jun 2018) |
| 13 Aug 2022 - TBA 2026 | Caroline Xavier |
| TBA 2026 - | Scott Jones |
