MI6/Chief
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| Start | 2014-11-01 |
| Leader of | MI6 |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service |
| Website | http://www.sis.gov.uk |
| Head of MI6,Boss of the Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service. | |
The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service heads MI6.
Secrecy
Nowadays, the holders of this job are publicly named, although the deputies are not, which explains why this table is more complete than that of the Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service.[1]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Moore | 1 October 2020 | ||
| Alex Younger | 1 November 2014 | 30 September 2020 | |
| John Sawers | 1 November 2009 | 1 November 2014 | |
| John Scarlett | 7 May 2004 | 31 October 2009 | |
| Richard Dearlove | August 1999 | 6 May 2004 | |
| David Spedding | September 1994 | August 1999 | |
| Colin McColl | November 1988 | September 1994 | Chosen "to give a more dynamic lead as someone prepared to instigate change." |
| Christopher Curwen | 1985 | November 1988 | "Regarded as a safe pair of hands."<a href="#cite_note-dorrill753-1">[1]</a> |
| Colin Figures | July 1981 | 1985 | |
| Dick Franks | 1978 | July 1981 | |
| Maurice Oldfield | 1973 | 1978 | |
| John Rennie | 1968 | 1973 | His brief, supposedly, was to reform the organisation. |
| Dick White | May 1956 | 1968 | Appointed as something of a snub to SIS |
| John Sinclair | 1953 | May 1956 | Sacked by Anthony Eden after the death of frogman sent to spy on Soviet ship. |
| Stewart Menzies | 4 November 1939 | 1952 | Devised false flag attacks and operated a personal slush fund of over a million pounds. |
| Hugh Sinclair | 15 June 1923 | 4 November 1939 | |
| Mansfield Smith-Cumming | 1909 | 14 June 1923 | The first holder of this job |
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