John Adye

Sir John Anthony Adye KCMG (born 24 October 1939) is a former Director of the British signals intelligence agency, GCHQ, a post he held from 1989 to 1996.

For the 19th century British general, see John Miller Adye. For the English plantation owner and politician, see John Willett Adye.

Career

Educated at Leighton Park School and Lincoln College, Oxford,[1] Adye joined GCHQ in the mid-1960s becoming Director in 1989. After retiring from GCHQ in 1996, he served as the chair of the Country Houses Association until 2002.[2] In 2005 he was appointed to the board of the US National Biometric Security Project.[2]

Adye was a witness in February 2008 at the inquest into the death of Diana Princess of Wales: in an unprecedented move (normal policy is neither to confirm nor deny operational activities), he strenuously denied that GCHQ had any involvement in either the Camillagate or Squidgygate tapes.[3]

References
  1. Burke's Peerage
  2. National Biometric Security Project
  3. Diana's calls 'not bugged by GCHQ' Metro, 28 February 2008
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Peter Marychurch		 Director of GCHQ
1989–1996		 Succeeded by
Sir David Omand


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