Jeremy Fleming

Jeremy Fleming is the head of the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).[1][2]

Career

After an early career in the private sector, Fleming joined MI5. He became assistant director-general on MI5 in 2011. While a senior official at MI5, Fleming served as director for intelligence collection and led MI5’s preparations for the 2012 Olympics.[3] In 2013 served as deputy director-general there.[3][4][5] He replaced Robert Hannigan as Director of GCHQ in spring 2017.[6]

References
  1. "MI5 veteran Jeremy Fleming named as new GCHQ head". News.sky.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. Ewen MacAskill. "GCHQ appoints MI5's Jeremy Fleming as director | UK news". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. Kirchgaessner, Stephanie; Hopkins, Nick (30 July 2019). "Secret texts cast light on UK's early role in Trump-Russia inquiry". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. Laura Hughes. "Senior MI5 veteran to become the new head of the British intelligence agency GCHQ". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. "GCHQ appoints 'career spy' Jeremy Fleming as director". Daily Express. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. "Fending off cyber attacks as important as combatting terrorism, says new GCHQ chief". The Register. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
Government offices
Preceded by
Robert Hannigan		 Director of GCHQ
2017 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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