Alex Younger
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 60 |
Date of birth | July 4,1963 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Westminster |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Rank | Captain |
Service/branch | British Army |
Units | Royal Scots |
Scots Guards | |
Spouse | Sarah Hopkins |
Awards | Order of St Michael and St George |
Year of servic | 1986–1990 |
Branchservic | British Army |
Children | Sam Younger |
Education | University of St Andrews |
Marlborough College | |
Nationality | British |
Previous position | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom (2014–2020) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 420721 |
Alex Younger Life story
Sir Alexander William Younger KCMG is a former career British intelligence officer for the Secret Intelligence Service who served as the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, succeeding Sir John Sawers on his retirement.
UK must wake up to China threat, says ex-MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger
... Sir Alex Younger, who led the UK s Intelligence Service between 2014 and 2020, said Western nations are " under full press of Chinese espionage"...
The Papers: 'Heckle and hide' and Labour 'split' on four-day week
... And finally, the real life James Bond may enjoy a drink, but it will be in a bar in the headquarters of MI6 in central London, rather than a tropical beach hotel, The head of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Alex Younger, explains that spies need to unwind but given that they re not allowed to talk even to their closest friends about their work, they need a place where they can...
GCHQ: Chinese tech 'threats' must be understood
... In December, MI6 chief Alex Younger, while a recent report from the Royal United Services Institute said to allow Huawei access...
Islamic State group: Could it rebound from caliphate defeat?
... At the recent Munich Security Conference, Alex Younger, the chief of Britain s secret intelligence service (MI6) - an organisation that was frankly caught completely off-balance by IS s lightning advances in 2014 - said this: The military defeat of the caliphate does not represent the end of the terrorist threat...
Trump tells European countries to take back IS fighters
... Alex Younger also told of his concern about jihadists returning to Europe with dangerous skills and connections...
Islamic State group plans to rebound with more attacks - MI6
...Alex Younger, head of MI6, said people returning from Syria warzones should be investigated The head of MI6 has warned that the Islamic State group is reorganising for more attacks despite its military defeat in Syria...
The Papers: 'Secret Brexit plot' and Banks tributes
... According to the paper, Whitehall officials want Alex Younger to extend his appointment to cover the 12 to 24 months after Britain has left the EU...
UK must wake up to China threat, says ex-MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger
The UK must " wake up" to The Threat posed by China's challenges to global security, the ex-head of MI6 has said.
Sir Alex Younger , who led the UK's Intelligence Service between 2014 and 2020, said Western nations are " under full press of Chinese espionage".
US military have shot down four objects - including a suspected Chinese spy balloon - in The Past week.
Sir Alex told The Bbc the UK must place limits on tolerating countries " who behave in an unacceptable way",
On 4 February, the US military shot down a Chinese spy balloon after it travelled over sensitive military sites across North America . China has claimed the object was a weather balloon gone astray.
Since then, the three other " unidentified objects" have been downed across North America .
Speaking on BBC Radio 4 's Today programme, Sir Alex said " this balloon scenario demonstrates there is no trust" between China and western nations.
" This is a gross and really visibly transgression of the sovereignty of many nations. "
The UK must recognise " we're in a competition" with China, Sir Alex said.
He Said : " We need to wake up to this.
" We need to Double Down on the strengths that we possess to face this systemic competition that's going on. "
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the government will do " whatever it takes" to keep the UK safe from spy balloons.
On Monday the Prime Minister said a " quick reaction alert force" of RAF Typhoon jets was on stand-by 24/7 to police UK airspace.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com