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Encyclopedia > Stephen Lander

Sir Stephen Lander (b. 1947) is the chair of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.[1] He served as director general (DG) of the British Security Service (MI5) from 1996 to 2002. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a specialist United Kingdom policing agency that acts against organized crime, including the illegal drug trade, money laundering, and people smuggling. ... The Director-General of MI5 is the head of the Security Service (MI5), the United Kingdoms internal counter terrorism and counter espionage service. ... Security Service can mean: The British internal security service, MI5 A secret service or secret police agency ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...


He attended Bishop's Stortford College and Cambridge University, where he earned a doctorate in history. After three years at the Institute of Historical Research (University of London), he joined MI5 in 1975 (see [1]). The College Memorial Hall Bishops Stortford College is a public school located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Institute of Historical Research (or IHR) is a British educational organisation providing resources and training for historical researchers. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden, home to the universitys central administrative offices and its library The University of London is a federation of colleges and institutes which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...


References

  1. “'British FBI' to have new powers”, BBC, 11 Jan 2006.
Preceded by:
Dame Stella Rimington
Director general of MI5
1996 - 2002
Succeeded by:
Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller

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