John Jones (MI5 officer)

Sir John Jones KCB

Born	17 February 1923 Easington, County Durham
Died	9 March 1998(1998-03-09) (aged 75) Boston, Lincolnshire
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Intelligence Officer, Civil servant
Awards	KCB
Espionage activity
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service branch	MI5
Service years	1955–1985
Rank	Director General of MI5

Sir John Lewis Jones, KCB (17 February 1923 – 9 March 1998) was Director General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1981 until 1985.

Career

Jones was a native of Wigton in Cumbria, and went to The Nelson Thomlinson School in that town. A graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge, where he read History, he became an officer in the Royal Artillery during World War II and served as a civil servant in the pre-independence Government of Sudan.^[1] He joined the Security Service in 1955.^[2] He became Deputy Director General in 1976. He was Director General of MI5 from 1981 to 1985.^[3]

He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1983 New Year Honours.^[4]

References

^ The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 556, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7139-9885-6
^ Andrew, Page 556
^ Andrew, Page 853
^ "No. 49212". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1982. p. 3.

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Preceded by Sir Howard Smith	Director General of MI5 1981–1985	Succeeded by Sir Antony Duff

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