David Spedding

David Spedding
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Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service	Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6)
Active	1967 - 1999
Rank	Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
Award(s)	KCMG, CVO, OBE
Born	7 March 1943
Died	13 June 2001
Nationality	British
Spouse	Gillian Kinnear
Children	Two sons
Occupation	Intelligence officer
Alma mater	Hertford College, Oxford

Sir David Rolland Spedding KCMG, CVO, OBE (7 March 1943 - 13 June 2001) was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service 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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Obituary: Sir David Spedding Guardian, 14 June 2001
2. ^ Obituary: Sir David Spedding Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2001

External links

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Preceded by Sir Colin McColl	Chief of the SIS 1994 - 1999	Succeeded by Sir Richard Dearlove

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Date of birth	7 March 1943
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Date of death	13 June 2001
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