Michael Hanley

Sir Michael Hanley
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service	MI5
Rank	Director-General of MI5
Award(s)	KCB
Born	24 February 1918 Leeds
Died	1 January 2001
Nationality	British
Occupation	Intelligence officer
Alma mater	Queen's College, Oxford

Sir Michael Bowen Hanley KCB (24 February 1918 - 1 January 2001) was director general (DG) of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1972 to 1978.

Career

Educated at Sedbergh School and Queen's College, Oxford where he read History, Hanley served in the Royal Artillery during World War II and was subsequently posted to the Joint Allied Intelligence Centre in Budapest.^[1] He rose through the grades to be Deputy Director-General of MI5.^[2] He was Director-General of MI5 from 1972 to 1978.^[3]

References

1. ^ Obituary: Sir Michael Hanley Guardian, 6 January 2001
2. ^ The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 548, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978 0713998856
3. ^ Andrew, Page 853

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Martin Furnival Jones	Director-General of MI5 1972 - 1979	Succeeded by Sir Howard Smith

External links

• Obituary at The Daily Telegraph
• Obituary at The Guardian

Persondata
Name	Hanley, Michael
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Date of birth	24 February 1918
Place of birth	Leeds
Date of death	1 January 2001
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