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*[[Guy Liddell]] 1947-1952.<ref>George A. Carver. Jr., [http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/88sep/5thman.htm The Fifth Man], The Atlantic Monthly, September 1988.</ref> | *[[Guy Liddell]] 1947-1952.<ref>George A. Carver. Jr., [http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/88sep/5thman.htm The Fifth Man], The Atlantic Monthly, September 1988.</ref> | ||
*Sir [[Roger Hollis]] 1953-1956<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. </ref> | *Sir [[Roger Hollis]] 1953-1956<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. </ref> | ||
| + | *[[Graham Mitchell]] 1956-63.<ref>GREAT BRITAIN: MI5 Indirectly Supports Overview, Intelligence Newsletter, 15 April 1993.</ref> | ||
*[[Anthony Simkins]] 1965-1971<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1450717/Anthony-Simkins.html Anthony Simkins], telegraph.co.uk, 2 Jan 2004.</ref> | *[[Anthony Simkins]] 1965-1971<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1450717/Anthony-Simkins.html Anthony Simkins], telegraph.co.uk, 2 Jan 2004.</ref> | ||
*Sir [[Michael Hanley]] 1971-1972<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. </ref> | *Sir [[Michael Hanley]] 1971-1972<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. </ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:18, 15 November 2010
The Deputy Director General of the Security Service (DDG) is the second most senior officer of the Service, better known as MI5.[1]
Five of the Security Service's seven branches report to the Deputy Director General, including those responsible for domestic and international terrorism.[2]
At times, MI5 has had more than one Deputy Director General. According to Michael Smith, this was the case in the mid-1990s until 1996.[3]
Deputy Directors General
- Brigadier Oswald Allen Harker 1941-1946[4]
- Guy Liddell 1947-1952.[5]
- Sir Roger Hollis 1953-1956[6]
- Graham Mitchell 1956-63.[7]
- Anthony Simkins 1965-1971[8]
- Sir Michael Hanley 1971-1972[9]
- Ronald Symonds 1972-1976.[10]
- Sir John Jones 1976-1981[11]
- Cecil Shipp 1982-1986 or 88[12]
- Patrick Walker -Circa 1987/88[13]
- Julian Faux 1988-1993.[14]
- Julian Hansen -1997[15]
- Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller 1997-2002[16]
- Jonathan Evans 2005-2007[17]
Notes
- ↑ Organisation, MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.
- ↑ Organisation, MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.
- ↑ Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's 2003, p.129.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.
- ↑ George A. Carver. Jr., The Fifth Man, The Atlantic Monthly, September 1988.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.
- ↑ GREAT BRITAIN: MI5 Indirectly Supports Overview, Intelligence Newsletter, 15 April 1993.
- ↑ Anthony Simkins, telegraph.co.uk, 2 Jan 2004.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.
- ↑ Ronald Symonds, The Times, 1 January 1998.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.
- ↑ Cecil Shipp, The Times, 17 September 1988.
- ↑ Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.
- ↑ Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.
- ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, p.285.
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.
- ↑ Director General, MI5 accessed 19 July 2009.