The Intelligence Co-ordinator, later Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator, was a senior post in the

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of the

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that oversaw the

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and their relationship to the

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Post holders

*1968–1972: Sir Dick White *1972–1973: Sir Peter Wilkinson *1973–1978: Sir Leonard Hooper *1978–1980: Sir Brooks Richards *1980–1985: Sir Antony Duff *1985–1989: Sir Colin Figures *1989–1991: Sir Christopher Curwen *1991–1996: Sir Gerald Warner *1996–1999: John Alpass *1999–2000: Michael Pakenham *2000–2001:

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*2001–2002: John Scarlett Sir David Omand was appointed to the post in 2002, following the

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, as a subsidiary role to that of

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, and served until his retirement in 2005. It was briefly held by Bill Jeffrey in 2005 until his appointment as Permanent Secretary at the

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, when it was granted to Sir Richard Mottram combined with the role of Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee to form Permanent Secretary for Intelligence, Security and Resilience.

References

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