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British former senior civil servant (born 1947)
Sir David Bruce Omand GCB civil servant who served as the Director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ ) from 1996 to 1997.
Background
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Omand was born on 15 April 1947. His father, Bruce, was a Justice of the Peace . Omand was educated at Glasgow Academy and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge , receiving an economics degree.[1]
Career
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Omand began his career at GCHQ.[2] Ministry of Defence for a number of years, Omand was appointed Director of GCHQ from 1996 to 1997.[3] Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office .[3]
Omand was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2000 New Year Honours .[4] Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator in the Cabinet Office . Omand was among those who decided that David Kelly should be pursued for talking to the media about the Government's dossier on Iraq's alleged WMD .[5] Kevin Tebbit , then permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence, recommended to Jack Straw and Tony Blair that John Scarlett become the new head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).[5]
In 2003 Omand participated in the development of the United Kingdom's general counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST .[3]
Omand was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 2004 Birthday Honours .[6] [3]
In 2007, he obtained Maths and Physics degrees from the Open University .[7]
In 2009 he was asked by the Home Secretary , Alan Johnson , to carry out a review into the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to "satisfy ministers" that the council is "discharging the functions" that it is supposed to.[8]
On 20 January 2010, Omand gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry .[9]
In 2013 he defended the closeness of Britain's intelligence relationship with the US, telling BBC Radio 4 's Today [10]
Since leaving the government, Omand has landed jobs with several military-related companies. He has been a non-executive director at UK arms company Babcock International and Italian arms company Leonardo-Finmeccanica and has also worked as an adviser to the Society of British Aerospace Companies.[11]
In October 2020, he authored a book titled How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence covering his views on long-term intelligence analysis gained from his experience working with British governments from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair .[12]
Links with academia
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Omand is currently a visiting professor at King's College London and is a vice-president of the Royal United Services Institute .[7] [13] Just War theory to intelligence.[14]
In COMEC Occasional Papers[15]
Omand participated in TEDxLambeth , a conference based in Lambeth , where he spoke about ideas from his book, How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence , in October 2020.[16]
Personal life
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Omand married Elizabeth Wales in 1971; they have two children. He is a member of the Reform Club . He served a four-year term on the board of the Natural History Museum, London , starting in 2006. He remains a trustee.[7]
References
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^ Aldrich, David, GCHQ , Harper Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-00-727847-3 , p.495
^ a b c d Van Puyvelde, Damien (23 February 2020). "Profiles in intelligence: an interview with Sir David Omand" . Intelligence and National Security . 35 2 ): 171–178. doi :10.1080/02684527.2019.1706875 . ISSN 0268-4527 . S2CID 213458342 .
^ "No. 55710" . The London Gazette
^ a b Waugh, Paul (2 November 2005). "Key Kelly pair helped appoint MI6 chief" . Evening Standard . Retrieved 5 November 2008 .
^ "No. 57315" . The London Gazette
^ a b c "Omand, Sir David (Bruce), (born 15 April 1947), Visiting Professor, King's College London, since 2006; Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office, 2002–05". Who's Who . 2007. doi :10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.28884 .
^ Travis, Alan; Summers, Deborah (2 November 2009). "Alan Johnson orders swift review of drugs advice body" . The Guardian . Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
^ "Iraq inquiry: 45-minute claim 'asking for trouble' . BBC News . Retrieved 29 January 2010 .
^ "UK intelligence work defends freedom, say spy chiefs" . BBC News . 7 November 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
^ "Resources - Influence - Person - 2614 - David Omand" . CAAT. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017 .
^ Omand, David (2020). "Book Release - "How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence" . Retrieved 14 November 2020 .
^ "Editorial Team" . Royal United Services Institute . Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014 .
^ "Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence, by David Omand and Mark Phythian" . Ethics & International Affairs . 7 December 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020 .
^ Omand, David (2018). "National Resilience and the Developing Civil-Military Relationship" (PDF) . COMEC Occasional Papers (11 ): 11–18.
^ "TEDxLambeth | TED" . ted.com . Retrieved 16 August 2020 .
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