Colin McColl

Colin McColl
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Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service	Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6)
Active	1950 - 1994
Rank	Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
Award(s)	KCMG
Born	6 September 1932
Nationality	British
Occupation	Intelligence officer, Diplomat
Alma mater	Queen's College, Oxford

Sir Colin Hugh Verel McColl, KCMG (born 6 September 1932) was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1989 to 1994.

Career

Educated at Shrewsbury School and at Queen's College, Oxford,^[1] McColl joined the diplomatic service in 1950.^[2] He served in Laos, Vietnam, Warsaw and Geneva^[2] before he was appointed Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 1989.^[3]

In retirement he was a Director of the Scottish American Investment Company.^[4]

He is an Honorary Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Burkes Peerage and Gentry
2. ^ ^{a b} British Threat Awareness Council
3. ^ The Secret's Out: Top British Spy Identified New York Times, 7 May 1992
4. ^ Scottish American Investment Company Annual Report 2005

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Christopher Curwen	Chief of the SIS 1989 - 1994	Succeeded by Sir David Spedding

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Name	Maccoll, Colin
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