John Jones

John Jones    (Spook, Civil servant)
Born	17 February 1923 Easington, County Durham
Died	1998-03-09 (Age 75) Boston, Lincolnshire
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Christ's College (Cambridge)
Director General of MI5 In office 1981 - March 1985 Deputy Royd Barker, David Ranson, Cecil Shipp Preceded by Howard Smith Succeeded by Antony Duff  Deputy Director General of MI5 In office 1976 - 1981 Boss Howard Smith Preceded by Ronald Symonds Succeeded by Royd Barker

Career

Jones served as an officer in the Royal Artillery and a civil servant in pre-independence Sudan before joining the Security Service in 1955. He became Deputy Director General in 1976 and Director General in 1981.

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