Patrick Walker (MI5 officer)
Sir Patrick Jeremy Walker, KCB (25 February 1932 – 13 October 2021) was a British civil servant. He was Director General (DG) of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1988 to 1992.
| Sir Patrick Walker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Patrick Jeremy Walker |
| Born | 25 February 1932[1] Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States |
| Died | 13 October 2021 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom .svg){kind=small} |
| Years of service | 1963–1992 |
| Rank | Director General of MI5 |
He died on 13 October 2021, at the age of 89.[2]
References
- ↑ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 4046. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ↑ Sir Patrick Walker, Director General of MI5 who led the way as the agency shifted focus at the end of the Cold War – obituary