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|description=Head of MI6 | |description=Head of MI6 | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Figures | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Figures | ||
|birth_date=1 July 1925 | |birth_date=1 July 1925 | ||
|death_date=8 December 2006 | |death_date=8 December 2006 | ||
| + | |spouses=Pamela Ann Timmis | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Cambridge University/Pembroke College | ||
| + | |constitutes=Spook | ||
| + | |birth_place=Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
| + | |death_place=Esher, United Kingdom | ||
| + | |children=1 son, 2 daughters | ||
| + | |parents=Frederick Figures, Muriel Figures | ||
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|employment={{job | |employment={{job | ||
|title=Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator | |title=Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator | ||
|start=1985 | |start=1985 | ||
| − | |end=1989}}{{job | + | |end=1989 |
| − | |title= Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | + | }}{{job |
| + | |title=Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | ||
|start=July 1981 | |start=July 1981 | ||
|end=1985 | |end=1985 | ||
}}{{job | }}{{job | ||
| − | |title= Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | + | |title=Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service |
|start=1979 | |start=1979 | ||
|end=July 1981 | |end=July 1981 | ||
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| − | Sir | + | '''Sir Colin Figures''' was head of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) from July 1981<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html</ref> to 1985 and [[Cabinet Office]] Intelligence Co-ordinator from 1985 to 1989.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1537476/Sir-Colin-Figures.html Sir Colin Figures], telegraph.co.uk, 21 December 2006.</ref> |
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 1 July 1925 Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 2006 (Age 81) Esher, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cambridge University/Pembroke College | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | • Frederick Figures • Muriel Figures | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | • 1 son • 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Pamela Ann Timmis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Head of MI6
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Sir Colin Figures was head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from July 1981[1] to 1985 and Cabinet Office Intelligence Co-ordinator from 1985 to 1989.[2]
External Resources
- Dan van der Vat, Sir Colin Figures, The Guardian, 18 December 2006.
- Sir Colin Figures, telegraph.co.uk, 21 December 2006.
- Alistari Rellie, Sir Colin Figures, Independent, 29 December 2006.
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References
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3227310/Sir-Dick-Franks.html
- ↑ Sir Colin Figures, telegraph.co.uk, 21 December 2006.
