Leonard James Hooper
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Sir Leonard James Hooper KCMG CBE
(23 July 1914 - 19 February 1994) was a former director of the British signals intelligence agency, GCHQ, a post he held from 1965 to 1973.
in South East London
and Worcester College, Oxford
, Hooper joined the Government Code and Cypher School in August 1938, and was based at Bletchley Park
during World War II
. He stayed on with the organisation after the war, which became GCHQ, and served as its director from January 1965 to November 1973.
In the mid-1970s he served as the Intelligence Co-ordinator in the Cabinet Office, where he acted as a general overseer of the UK Intelligence Community.
Order of the British Empire
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(23 July 1914 - 19 February 1994) was a former director of the British signals intelligence agency, GCHQ, a post he held from 1965 to 1973.
Career
Educated at Alleyn's SchoolAlleyn's School
Alleyn's School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day school situated in Dulwich, south London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of the historic Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation, which also included James Allen's Girls' School , Dulwich...
in South East London
London
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and Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century...
, Hooper joined the Government Code and Cypher School in August 1938, and was based at Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England, which currently houses the National Museum of Computing...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He stayed on with the organisation after the war, which became GCHQ, and served as its director from January 1965 to November 1973.
In the mid-1970s he served as the Intelligence Co-ordinator in the Cabinet Office, where he acted as a general overseer of the UK Intelligence Community.