MI6 chief appointed college Master
BBC repost | 12.11.2003 12:45 | Cambridge
The head of MI6 is to be the new Master of Cambridge University's Pembroke College.
Sir Richard Dearlove, who currently heads the intelligence agency, will join the college after his five-year term is completed in August of next year.
Sir Richard Dearlove, who currently heads the intelligence agency, will join the college after his five-year term is completed in August of next year.
When he becomes Master it is likely to be the first time his photograph is made public.
Members of the secret intelligence service are not allowed to be
photographed or give interviews.
He will be taking over from the current Master, Sir Roger Tomkys, who has been in the position since 1992 and is retiring at the end of July 2004.
Recruiting ground
Sir Richard joined the special intelligence service in 1966 after graduating from Queen's College in Cambridge - a favourite recruiting ground for the intelligence agencies.
His postings have included Nairobi, Prague, Paris, Geneva and Washington.
In 1993 he became director of personnel and administration and a year later he became director of operations.
He took over as head of the special intelligence service from Sir David
Spedding in September 1999.
General authority
Sir Richard, who is married with three grown-up children, was knighted in June 2001.
The Master of Pembroke is head of the house and has general authority over the fellows, scholars and other members of the college.
He presides over meetings of the governing body and makes formal decisions on a wide range of issues.
Pembroke was founded in 1347 by the Countess of Pembroke, Marie de St Pol, and is the third oldest college in Cambridge.
Members of the secret intelligence service are not allowed to be
photographed or give interviews.
He will be taking over from the current Master, Sir Roger Tomkys, who has been in the position since 1992 and is retiring at the end of July 2004.
Recruiting ground
Sir Richard joined the special intelligence service in 1966 after graduating from Queen's College in Cambridge - a favourite recruiting ground for the intelligence agencies.
His postings have included Nairobi, Prague, Paris, Geneva and Washington.
In 1993 he became director of personnel and administration and a year later he became director of operations.
He took over as head of the special intelligence service from Sir David
Spedding in September 1999.
General authority
Sir Richard, who is married with three grown-up children, was knighted in June 2001.
The Master of Pembroke is head of the house and has general authority over the fellows, scholars and other members of the college.
He presides over meetings of the governing body and makes formal decisions on a wide range of issues.
Pembroke was founded in 1347 by the Countess of Pembroke, Marie de St Pol, and is the third oldest college in Cambridge.
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Oh gawd, not another
12.11.2003 14:53
True dialogue: Tony Blair to Dearlove: 'Richard darling (alright I'm making up the darling, tho Dearlove is bad enough), my future is in your hands.'
And we can see what a mess TB is in now having waltzed with the intelligence services until Britain ended up in this illegal, unpopular, immoral, murderous war.
Fortunately Masters have negligable power in the feudal democracies which are the colleges
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