The Lord Evans of Weardale | |
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Director General of MI5 | |
In office 21 April 2007 – 22 April 2013 | |
Home Secretary | John Reid Jacqui Smith Alan Johnson Theresa May |
Preceded by | Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller |
Succeeded by | Sir Andrew Parker |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 9 December 2014 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Occupation | Intelligence officer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Security Service |
Years of service | 1980–2013 |
Rank | Director General |
Jonathan Douglas Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale, KCB, DL (born 1958[1]) is a British life peer who formerly served as the Director General of the British Security Service, the United Kingdom's domestic security and counter-intelligence service. He took over the role on the retirement of his predecessor Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller on 21 April 2007. Evans was succeeded by Andrew Parker on 22 April 2013.