Former head of MI6; Chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of London
For the DJ Richard Dearlove, known as "Diddy", see Diddy (DJ).
Sir
Richard Dearlove
KCMG OBE
Born
Richard Billing Dearlove
(1945-01-23) 23 January 1945 (age 79)
Gorran Haven, England
Nationality
British
Alma mater
Queens' College, Cambridge (MA)
Occupation
Intelligence officer
Awards
KCMG OBE
Espionage activity
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service branch
Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6)
Service years
1966–2004
Rank
Chief of SIS/MI6
Sir Richard Billing DearloveKCMG OBE (born 23 January 1945) is a retired British intelligence officer who was head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), a role known informally as "C",[1] from 1999 until 6 May 2004. He was head of MI6 during the invasion of Iraq. He was criticised by the Iraq Inquiry for providing unverified intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair.[2]
He is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of London. He was previously Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 2004 to 2015.
^Corera, Gordon (31 March 2015). "Plaque unveiled for first MI6 chief Mansfield Cumming". BBC News. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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