In 1992, who became the first female Director-General of the British Security Service MI5?
Stella Rimington Stella Rimington Dame Stella Rimington, DCB (born 13 May 1935) is a British author and former Director General of MI5, a position she held from 1992 to 1996. She was the first female DG of MI5, and the first DG whose name was publicised on appointment. In 1993, Rimington became the first DG of MI5 to pose openly for cameras at the launch of a brochure outlining the organisation's activities. Rimington was born Stella Whitehouse in south London, England; her family moved from South Norwood to Essex in 1939, due to the danger of living in London during World War
Patrick Walker (MI5 officer) Patrick Walker (MI5 officer) Sir Patrick Jeremy Walker, KCB was Director General (DG) of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1988 to 1992. An Oxford graduate, Walker was the first DG to be a Roman Catholic. The son of the chief accountant of the East African Railways, Walker was educated at the King's School, Canterbury and Trinity College, Oxford. He joined MI5 from the Ugandan Civil Service Colonial Service in 1963. He was Director General of MI5 from 1988 to 1992. While working at the security service and before his promotion, he was head of the counter-terrorism department.