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|death_date=6 July, 1998 | |death_date=6 July, 1998 | ||
|ON_death_cause=cancer | |ON_death_cause=cancer | ||
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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Walker_(MI5_officer) | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Walker_(MI5_officer) | ||
|alma_mater=Trinity College (Oxford) | |alma_mater=Trinity College (Oxford) | ||
|constitutes=Spook, Civil servant | |constitutes=Spook, Civil servant | ||
| + | |description=Little known head of [[MI5]]. | ||
|nationality=British | |nationality=British | ||
|employment={{job | |employment={{job | ||
|title=Director General of MI5 | |title=Director General of MI5 | ||
|start=1 January 1988 | |start=1 January 1988 | ||
| − | |end=1992 | + | |end=February 1992 |
}}{{job | }}{{job | ||
|title=Deputy Director General of MI5 | |title=Deputy Director General of MI5 | ||
|start= | |start= | ||
| − | |end= | + | |end=31 December 1987 |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''Sir Patrick Walker''' was a little known [[head of MI5]]. | ||
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==Official Narrative== | ==Official Narrative== | ||
| − | Sir | + | Sir Patrick Walker was the head of the [[Security Service]] MI5 from the start of 1988 until he retired in February 1992.<ref>https://www.mi5.gov.uk/sir-patrick-walker</ref> There appears to be a lack of information about Patrick Walker in the public domain. |
| − | == | + | ==Career== |
Walker joined the Security Service in 1963 following a period of service in the pre-independence government of Uganda.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 30 June 2009.</ref> | Walker joined the Security Service in 1963 following a period of service in the pre-independence government of Uganda.<ref>[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/former-dgs.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 30 June 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | While working at the security service and before his promotion, he was head of the counter-terrorism department.<ref>https://www.mi5.gov.uk/sir-patrick-walker</ref> | ||
According to The Times, Walker served as [[Deputy Director General of the Security Service|Deputy Director General]] Operations before heading the service, and was succeeded in that post by [[Julian Faux]] in 1988.<ref>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.</ref> | According to The Times, Walker served as [[Deputy Director General of the Security Service|Deputy Director General]] Operations before heading the service, and was succeeded in that post by [[Julian Faux]] in 1988.<ref>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.</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Trinity College (Oxford) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Little known head of MI5.
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Sir Patrick Walker was a little known head of MI5.
Official Narrative
Sir Patrick Walker was the head of the Security Service MI5 from the start of 1988 until he retired in February 1992.[1] There appears to be a lack of information about Patrick Walker in the public domain.
Career
Walker joined the Security Service in 1963 following a period of service in the pre-independence government of Uganda.[2]
While working at the security service and before his promotion, he was head of the counter-terrorism department.[3]
According to The Times, Walker served as Deputy Director General Operations before heading the service, and was succeeded in that post by Julian Faux in 1988.[4]
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References
- ↑ https://www.mi5.gov.uk/sir-patrick-walker
- ↑ Former Directors General, MI5, accessed 30 June 2009.
- ↑ https://www.mi5.gov.uk/sir-patrick-walker
- ↑ 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.
