Richard Dearlove
Richard Dearlove | |
|---|---|
| 13th Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | |
| In office 1999 – 6 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | David Spedding |
| Succeeded by | John Scarlett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Billing Dearlove 23 January 1945 Gorran Haven, England |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge (MA) |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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Sir Richard Billing Dearlove KCMG 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", 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. He was Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 2004 to 2015.