Patrick Walker (MI5 officer)

For other people named Patrick Walker, see Patrick Walker (disambiguation).
Sir Patrick Walker
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service MI5
Active 1963-1992
Rank Director-General of MI5
Award(s) KCB
Nationality British
Occupation Intelligence officer, Civil servant
Alma mater Trinity College, Oxford

Sir Patrick Jeremy Walker, KCB was director general (DG) of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1988 to 1992.

Career

An Oxford graduate, Walker was the first D-G to be a Roman Catholic. The son of the chief accountant of the East African Railways, Walker was educated at the King's School, Canterbury and Trinity College, Oxford. He joined MI5 from the Ugandan Civil Service Colonial Service in 1963.[1] He was Director-General of MI5 from 1988 to 1992.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 560, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7139-9885-6
  2. ↑ Andrew, Page 853
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Anthony Duff		 Director General of MI5
1988–1991 		Succeeded by
Stella Rimington
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