Patrick Walker (MI5 officer)
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| Sir Patrick Walker | |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom  |
| Service | MI5 |
| Active | 1963-1992 |
| Rank | Director-General of MI5 |
| Award(s) | KCB |
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| 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]
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| Preceded by | Director General of MI5 1988–1991 |
Succeeded by Stella Rimington |
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- ↑ The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 560, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7139-9885-6
- ↑ Andrew, Page 853
