Open Secret by Stella Rimington
During her career in MI5, which lasted from 1969 to 1996, Stella Rimington worked in all the main fields of the Service's responsibilitiescounter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorismand became successively Director of all three branches. She was appointed Director-General of MI5 in 1992. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment.
Born and educated in England, Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) part-time in 1965, while she was in India accompanying her husband on a posting to the British High Commission in New Delhi. On her return to the UK she joined MI5 as a full-time employee. During her career in MI5, Stella Rimington worked in all the main fields of the Service's responsibilities - counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism - and became successively Director of all three branches. She was appointed Director-General of MI5 in 1992. She was made a Dame Commander of the Bath (DCB) in 1995, and retired from MI5 in 1996, to take up various non-executive directorships and charity work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091793609 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091793602 |
| Title | Open Secret |
| Author | Stella Rimington |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2001-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 307 |
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