Alex Younger

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Alex Younger (2014)

Sir Alexander William "Alex" Younger , GCMG , (born July 4, 1963 ) is a British intelligence officer and head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).

Life

Alex Younger was born on July 4, 1963. In his youth he attended Marlborough College and graduated from St Andrews with a degree in economics. During his time at the university he was promoted by the British Army . On September 5, 1986 he was accepted as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots. On December 10 of the same year he moved to the Scots Guards . On April 5, 1989, he was promoted to captain. Younger ended his active military career on April 10, 1990.

Younger began working for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in 1991 . On behalf of this he was in Europe as well as in the Middle East , especially in Afghanistan . In 1993 he married Sarah Hopkins in Borgo a Mozzano , Tuscany .

From 2012 to 2014, he oversaw the MI6's global operations. In particular, he was responsible for security and counter-terrorism during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . Since November 2014, after the resignation of Robert John Sawers, he has been the head of the secret service.

Awards

On June 8, 2019, Younger was raised to the nobility with the Order of St. Michael and St. George and has since used the English courtesy sir as a name affix.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e MI6: Alex Younger named as new head , BBC , October 3, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 50733, HMSO, London, December 1, 1986, p. 15534 ( PDF , accessed October 3, 2014, English).
  3. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 50813, HMSO, London, January 26, 1987, p. 1079 ( PDF , accessed October 3, 2014, English).
  4. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 50907, HMSO, London, May 1, 1987, p. 5856 ( PDF , accessed October 3, 2014, English).
  5. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 51696, HMSO, London, April 10, 1989, p. 4292 ( PDF , accessed October 3, 2014, English).
  6. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 52138, HMSO, London, May 15, 1990, p. 9158 ( PDF , accessed October 3, 2014, English).
  7. ↑ Alexandra Younger: Wilder shores of love: Five couples who went abroad to get married tell their stories to Alexandra Younger. February 14, 1994, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  8. ^ Ewen MacAskill, Richard Norton-Taylor: MI6 chief Sir John Sawers to step down | UK news | The Guardian June 26, 2014, accessed March 19, 2018
  9. ^ Appointment of the new Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) , on gov.uk, October 3, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  10. ^ Press report The Gazette

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predecessor Office successor
Robert John Sawers Head of the Secret Intelligence Service
since 2014 		-
personal data
SURNAME Younger, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Younger, Alexander William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British intelligence officer and head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1963