Andrew parker mi5 biography of albert
Andrew parker mi5 biography of albert
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Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere
British peer (born 1962)
Andrew David Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere, GCVO, KCB, PC (born 8 May 1962[1]), is a British life peer and former intelligence officer who served as Director General of MI5 from 2013 to 2020.
He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 2021 to 2024, and is a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Education
Parker was educated at a comprehensive school in Newcastle upon Tyne[2] and then at Churchill College, Cambridge, where he studied the natural sciences.[3]
Career
Parker joined the Security Service in 1983.[4] 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.[5] After leading the Security Service's response to the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, he became Deputy Director Ge