colin, mccoll, zealand, director, director, colin, hugh, verel, mccoll, kcmg, born, september, 1932, head, british, secret, intelligence, service, from, 1989, 1994, sirkcmgborn, 1932, september, 1932, nationalitybritishalma, materqueen, college, oxfordoccupati. For the New Zealand director see Colin McColl director Sir Colin Hugh Verel McColl KCMG born 6 September 1932 was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 from 1989 to 1994 SirColin McCollKCMGBorn 1932 09 06 6 September 1932 age 90 NationalityBritishAlma materQueen s College OxfordOccupation s Intelligence officer DiplomatAwardsKCMGEspionage activityAllegianceUnited KingdomService branchSecret Intelligence Service SIS MI6 Service years1950 1994RankChief of the Secret Intelligence ServiceCareer EditEducated at Shrewsbury School and at The Queen s College Oxford 1 McColl joined the diplomatic service in 1950 2 He served in Laos Vietnam Warsaw and Geneva 2 before he was appointed Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 1989 3 In retirement he was a Director of the Scottish American Investment Company 4 In 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of The Queen s College Oxford 1 References Edit a b Burkes Peerage and Gentry a b British Threat Awareness Council The Secret s Out Top British Spy Identified New York Times 7 May 1992 Scottish American Investment Company Annual Report 2005 Government officesPreceded bySir Christopher Curwen Chief of the SIS1989 1994 Succeeded bySir David Spedding This article about a person involved in governance in the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colin McColl amp oldid 1087967223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,