David Spedding
David Spedding | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1943 |
| Died | 13 June 2001 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Spouse | Gillian Kinnear |
| Children | Two sons |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom  |
| Service branch | Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) |
| Service years | 1967 - 1999 |
| Rank | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service |
Sir David Rolland Spedding KCMG CVO OBE (7 March 1943 - 13 June 2001) was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1994 to 1999.
Career
Spedding was educated at Sherborne School and read history at Hertford College, Oxford.[1] He joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1967 and then attended the Middle East Center for Arabic Studies in Beirut becoming a specialist on Middle East affairs.[1] He also served in Santiago and Abu Dhabi.[2] In 1993, he became Director of Requirements and Operations and in 1994 he became Chief of the Service.[1]
Sir David Spedding died of lung cancer on 13 June 2001, aged 58.
References
- ^ a b c Obituary: Sir David Spedding Guardian, 14 June 2001
- ^ Obituary: Sir David Spedding Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2001
External links
| This article about a person involved in governance in the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Use dmy dates from May 2013
- 1943 births
- 2001 deaths
- Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Chiefs of the Secret Intelligence Service
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Sherborne School
- Post–Cold War spies
- British government biography stubs