Michael Hanley

Michael Hanley
Sir; Michael Hanley; KCB
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Orders
Rank	Director General of MI5
Personal details
Born	24 February 1918; Leeds
Died	1 January 2001 (aged 82) ; Salisbury
Nationality	British
Spouse	Lorna Hanley
Occupation	Intelligence officer
Alma mater	Queen's College, Oxford

For the bishop, see Michael Joseph Hanley. For the Michigan politician, see Michael J. Hanley.

Sir Michael Bowen Hanley KCB (24 February 1918 - 1 January 2001) was Director General (DG) of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1972 to 1978.

Career[]

Educated at Sedbergh School and Queen's College, Oxford where he read History, Hanley served in the Royal Artillery during World War II and was subsequently posted to the Joint Allied Intelligence Centre in Budapest.^[1] He rose through the grades to be Deputy Director General of MI5.^[2] He was Director General from 1972 to 1978.^[3]

References[]

↑ Obituary: Sir Michael Hanley Guardian, 6 January 2001
↑ The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 548, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7139-9885-6
↑ Andrew, Page 853

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Martin Furnival Jones	Director General of MI5 1972 - 1978	Succeeded by Sir Howard Smith

External links[]

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[1] Obituary: Sir Michael Hanley Guardian, 6 January 2001

[2] The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 548, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7139-9885-6

[3] Andrew, Page 853

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