John Scarlett

For other people named John Scarlett, see John Scarlett (disambiguation).
Sir
John Scarlett
KCMG OBE
Scarlett speaking at a Chatham House event in 2011
Born
John McLeod Scarlett

(1948-08-18) 18 August 1948 (age 76)
Southwark, London, England
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
OccupationIntelligence officer
Espionage activity
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service branchSecret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6)
Service years1970–2001; 2004–2009
RankChief of the Secret Intelligence Service
John Scarlett's voice
from the BBC programme MI6 A Century in the Shadows, 2009[1]

Sir John McLeod Scarlett KCMG OBE (born 18 August 1948) is a British senior intelligence officer. He was Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 2004 to 2009.[2] Prior to this appointment, he had chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).

  1. ^ "John Scarlett". MI6 A Century in the Shadows. 3 August 2009. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Profile: John Scarlett". BBC News. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2008.