The Director General of the Security Service is the head of the Security Service (commonly known as MI5), the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency. The Director General is assisted by a Deputy Director General and an Assistant Director General, and reports to the Home Secretary, although the Security Service is not formally part of the Home Office.
| Director General of the Security Service (MI5) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Security Service (MI5) | |
| Residence | Thames House, London, UK |
| Appointer | Home Secretary |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Vernon Kell 1909 |
| Formation | Security Service Act 1989 |
| Website | https://www.mi5.gov.uk/ |
List of directors general
editDirectors General have been:[1]
- Maj Gen Sir Vernon Kell, 1909–1940
- Brigadier 'Jasper' Harker, Acting, June 1940 – April 1941[2]
- Sir David Petrie, 1941–1946
- Sir Percy Sillitoe, 1946–1953
- Sir Dick White, 1953–1956
- Sir Roger Hollis, 1956–1965
- Sir Martin Furnival Jones, 1965–1972
- Sir Michael Hanley, 1972–1978
- Sir Howard Smith, 1978–1981
- Sir John Jones, 1981–1985
- Sir Antony Duff, 1985–1988
- Sir Patrick Walker, 1988–1992
- Dame Stella Rimington, 1992–1996
- Sir Stephen Lander, 1996–2002
- Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, 2002–2007
- Sir Jonathan Evans, 2007–2013
- Sir Andrew Parker, 2013–2020
- Ken McCallum, from 2020
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Former Directors General". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Oswald Allen Harker (1886–1968)". State Secrets... Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.