About Colin McColl
Born 1932. Colin McColl is an intelligence officer and diplomat.
Sir Colin Hugh Verel McColl, (born 6 September 1932) was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1989 to 1994.
Career Educated at Shrewsbury School and at The Queen's College, Oxford, McColl joined the diplomatic service in 1950. He served in Laos, Vietnam, Warsaw and Geneva In retirement he was a Director of the Scottish American Investment Company.
In 1996 McColl was appointed an Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.
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British spy chief
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Colin McColl was born on 6 September 1932.
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