| Sir John Jones | |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | MI5 |
| Active | 1955–1985 |
| Rank | Director-General of MI5 |
| Award(s) | KCB |
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| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 1998 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Intelligence Officer, Civil servant |
| Alma mater | Christ's College Cambridge |
Sir John Jones, KCB (1923–1998) was Director-General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1981 until 1985.
Jones was a native of Wigton in Cumbria, and went to The Nelson Thomlinson School in that town. A graduate of Christ's College Cambridge where he read History, he became an officer in the Royal Artillery during World War II and served as a civil servant in the pre-independence Government of Sudan.[1] He joined the Security Service in 1955.[2] He became Deputy Director General in 1976. He was Director-General of MI5 from 1981 to 1985.[3]
In 1983, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) by Queen Elizabeth II.
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| Preceded by Sir Howard Smith |
Director-General of MI5 1981–1985 |
Succeeded by Sir Antony Duff |