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'''Andrew Parker''', the [[Director General of MI5]], has broken with the tradition of reticence that accompanies this job and has talked up the danger of Islamic inspired terrorism, claiming it is "an enduring threat and it’s at least a generational challenge for us to deal with.” In Novermber 2016, he warned that “there will be terrorist attacks in this country. The threat level is severe and that means likely.”<ref name=tg2016>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/01/andrew-parker-mi5-director-general-there-will-be-terrorist-attacks-in-britain-exclusive</ref>
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'''Andrew Parker''', the [[Director General of MI5]], has broken with the tradition of reticence that accompanies this job and consistency talked up the danger of Islamic inspired terrorism, claiming it is "an enduring threat and it’s at least a generational challenge for us to deal with.” In November [[2016]], he warned that “there will be terrorist attacks in this country. The threat level is severe and that means likely.”<ref name=tg2016>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/01/andrew-parker-mi5-director-general-there-will-be-terrorist-attacks-in-britain-exclusive</ref>
  
 
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Andrew Parker joined [[MI5]] in 1983.<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21970091|title=Andrew Parker named as new head of MI5|publisher=BBC|date=28 March 2013|accessdate=28 March 2013}}</ref> He was seconded to [[HM Customs and Excise]] as Director Intelligence in 1999 before becoming Director, International Terrorism at the Security Service in February 2005.<ref name="MI5">{{cite news|title= Director General|url=https://www.mi5.gov.uk/home/about-us/who-we-are/staff-and-management/director-general.html|publisher=MI5|date=|accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref> After leading MI5's response to the [[7 July 2005 London bombings]] and the [[2006 transatlantic aircraft plot]], he became [[Deputy Director General of MI5|Deputy Director-General]] in 2007.<ref name=BBC/> He went on to become [[Director General of MI5|Director General]] on 22 April 2013.<ref name="homeoffice">{{cite news|title= Appointment of the new Director General of the Security Service|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-the-new-director-general-of-the-security-service|publisher=Home Office|date=28 March 2013|accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref><ref>http://news.sky.com/story/1071101/mi5-chief-agency-names-new-director-general</ref>
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Andrew Parker joined [[MI5]] in 1983.<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21970091|title=Andrew Parker named as new head of MI5|publisher=BBC|date=28 March 2013|accessdate=28 March 2013}}</ref> He was seconded to [[HM Customs and Excise]] as Director Intelligence in 1999 before becoming Director, International Terrorism at the Security Service in February 2005.<ref name="MI5">{{cite news|title= Director General|url=https://www.mi5.gov.uk/home/about-us/who-we-are/staff-and-management/director-general.html|publisher=MI5|date=|accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref>  
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===Promotions===
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After leading MI5's response to the [[7 July 2005 London bombings]] and the [[2006 transatlantic aircraft plot]], he became [[Deputy Director General of MI5|Deputy Director-General]] in 2007.<ref name=BBC/> He went on to become [[Director General of MI5|Director General]] on 22 April 2013.<ref name="homeoffice">{{cite news|title= Appointment of the new Director General of the Security Service|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-the-new-director-general-of-the-security-service|publisher=Home Office|date=28 March 2013|accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref><ref>http://news.sky.com/story/1071101/mi5-chief-agency-names-new-director-general</ref>
  
 
=="War on Terror"==
 
=="War on Terror"==

Revision as of 09:19, 5 November 2016

Person.png Andrew Parker   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Andrew Parker.jpg
Born1962
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Member ofAustralian Institute of International Affairs, Banned from Russia 2015, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies
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In office
April 22, 2013 - "
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Preceded byJonathan Evans
Succeeded byAntony Duff, Jonathan Evans, Michael Hanley, Oswald Allen Harker, Roger Hollis, John Jones, Martin Furnival Jones, Vernon Kell, Stephen Lander, Eliza Manningham-Buller, Ken McCallum, William Melville, Andrew Parker, David Petrie, Stella Rimington, Percy Sillitoe, Howard Smith, Patrick Walker, Dick White"strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.Antony Duff, Jonathan Evans, Michael Hanley, Oswald Allen Harker, Roger Hollis, John Jones, Martin Furnival Jones, Vernon Kell, Stephen Lander, Eliza Manningham-Buller, Ken McCallum, William Melville, Andrew Parker, David Petrie, Stella Rimington, Percy Sillitoe, Howard Smith, Patrick Walker, Dick White""" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.

Employment.png Deputy Director General of MI5

In office
April 2007 - April 22, 2013
BossJonathan Evans
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Employment.png Director of Global Counter-terrorism

In office
September 1, 2001 - ?

Andrew Parker, the Director General of MI5, has broken with the tradition of reticence that accompanies this job and consistency talked up the danger of Islamic inspired terrorism, claiming it is "an enduring threat and it’s at least a generational challenge for us to deal with.” In November 2016, he warned that “there will be terrorist attacks in this country. The threat level is severe and that means likely.”[1]

Background

Parker reports that he grew up in Newcastle.[1] He was educated at Churchill College, Cambridge where he studied Natural Sciences.[2]

Career

Andrew Parker joined MI5 in 1983.[3] He was seconded to HM Customs and Excise as Director Intelligence in 1999 before becoming Director, International Terrorism at the Security Service in February 2005.[4]

Promotions

After leading MI5's response to the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, he became Deputy Director-General in 2007.[3] He went on to become Director General on 22 April 2013.[5][6]

"War on Terror"

Full article: Rated 4/5 “War on Terror”

Parker has consistently supported the "War on Terrorism". In his third public speech since taking on the job of MI5 Director General, Mr. Parker claimed in Autumn 2015 that "Britain faces an unprecedented terror threat from Islamic State and Al Qaeda fanatics plotting ‘mass casualty’ attacks over the internet".[7]

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References

  1. ↑ a b https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/01/andrew-parker-mi5-director-general-there-will-be-terrorist-attacks-in-britain-exclusive
  2. ↑ "Meet the real-life spymaster: Andrew Parker announced as new director general of MI5". The Independent. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  3. ↑ a b "Andrew Parker named as new head of MI5". BBC. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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  6. ↑ http://news.sky.com/story/1071101/mi5-chief-agency-names-new-director-general
  7. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3294234/Terror-threat-highest-ve-seen-says-MI5-chief-Britain-faces-unprecedented-risk-ISIS-Al-Qaeda-fanatics-warns-Andrew-Parker-rare-public-speech.html
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