Andrew Parker (MI5 officer)
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom  |
| Service | Security Service |
| Active | 1983–present |
| Rank | Director General |
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Andrew Parker (born 1962) is the Director-General of the British Security Service, the United Kingdom's domestic security and counter-intelligence service.
Biography
Parker was educated at Churchill College, Cambridge where he studied Natural Sciences.[1] He joined the Security Service in 1983.[2] 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.[3] After leading the Security Service's response to the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, he became Deputy Director-General in 2007.[2]
Parker went on to become Director-General of the Service in April 2013. As of 2015, Parker was paid a salary of between £165,000 and £169,999 by the department, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[4]
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| Preceded by | Director General of MI5 2013– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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