Jeremy Fleming
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| Born | c. 1966/1967 c. 1966 / |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Interests | terrorism |
Deputy Director of MI5, Director of GCHQ since 2017. Attended his first Bilderberg in 2019. | |
Jeremy Fleming became GCHQ director in 2017.
Official narrative
Jeremy Fleming joined government from the private sector in 1993. He is a career MI5 officer with significant professional experience of national security and intelligence work, including international and Northern Ireland counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, cyber, and protective security. Jeremy joined the Board of MI5 in 2005 with responsibility for Technology. He was seconded to the Home Office in 2007 to be the Director of Strategy for the newly formed Office for Counter Terrorism and led on the revision of the Government's counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST. On return to MI5, he became the Director for intelligence Collection, overseeing a significant uplift in digital capabilities. He was promoted to Assistant Director General in 2011 and led MI5's preparations for the London 2012 Olympics. Jeremy was appointed Deputy Director General of MI5 in April 2013, with responsibility for the agency's core operational work. He has played a lead role in shaping the organisation to disrupt the changing face of the threat from terrorist groups and hostile state actors.
Opinions
Reportedly surprised about the UK Brexit vote.[1]