John Sawers
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Sir John Sawers GCMG |
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| Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | |
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In office 1 November 2009 – 1 November 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir John Scarlett |
| Succeeded by | Alex Younger |
| Permanent Representative to the United Nations | |
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In office 1 August 2007 – 1 November 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Sir Emyr Jones Parry |
| Succeeded by | Sir Mark Lyall Grant |
| Director-General for Political Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
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In office 2003–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Peter Ricketts |
| Succeeded by | Sir Mark Lyall Grant |
| HM Ambassador to Egypt | |
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In office 2001–2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Sir Graham Boyce |
| Succeeded by | Derek Plumbly |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 July 1955 Warwick, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater |
University of Nottingham University of St Andrews University of the Witwatersrand Harvard University |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Sir Robert John Sawers GCMG (born 26 July 1955) is a former British diplomat and senior civil servant. He was Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), a position he held from November 2009 until November 2014. He was previously the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2007 to November 2009.
Born in Warwick, Sawers was brought up in a family of five children in Bath and educated at the City of Bath Boys' School (which became Beechen Cliff School before he left), where he still holds the 440-yard hurdles school record. He is a descendant of the historic Stratford family through his maternal grandmother. He studied physics and philosophy at the University of Nottingham, and spent periods at the Universities of St Andrews, Witwatersrand and Harvard. During his time at Nottingham he took a year out of his studies to serve in the students' union committee. His interests include theatre, hiking and sport, especially tennis and cycling. His wife Shelley is a teacher. They have three grown-up children.
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