The Right Honourable, The Lord Parker of Minsmere, GCVO, KCB

Independent Non-Executive Director

The Right Honourable, The Lord Parker of Minsmere, GCVO, KCB - Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed

November 2020

Nationality

British

Experience

Lord Parker brings extensive experience of working at the highest level of public service including a focus on new technology-centred change and championing inclusion. Lord Parker has had a long career in a wide range of national security and intelligence roles in the UK, which culminated in him becoming the Director General of MI5, the UK Government’s national security agency, in 2013. He retired from this role in 2020.

External Appointments

Lord Chamberlain (head of the Royal Household), member of the House of Lords, Board Adviser to Telicent Ltd, Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and Visiting Professor at Northumbria University.

Previous Roles

Lord Parker has had a long career in a wide range of national security and intelligence roles in the UK, which culminated in him becoming the Director General of MI5, the UK Government’s national security agency, in 2013. He retired from this role in 2020.

Qualifications

Lord Parker is a graduate of Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.

Committee Membership

Nominations