Eliza Manningham-Buller
Elizabeth Lydia Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller, LG, DCB (born 14 July 1948) is a retired British intelligence officer. She worked as a teacher for three years before joining MI5, the British internal Security Service. She led the newly created Irish counter-terrorism section from 1992 and then became director in charge of surveillance and technical operations. She became Director General of MI5 in October 2002 and, in that capacity, led the Security Service's response to the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Following her retirement in April 2007, she became a crossbench life peer in 2008.
The Right Honourable The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCB | |
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Official Portrait, 2022 | |
| Director-General of MI5 | |
| In office 7 October 2002 – 8 April 2007 | |
| Home Sec. | David Blunkett Charles Clarke John Reid |
| Preceded by | Stephen Lander |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Evans |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2008 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Lydia Manningham-Buller 14 July 1948 Northampton, England |
| Parent(s) | Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne Lady Mary Lindsay |
| Relatives | The Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (first cousin) |
| Alma mater | Northampton High School Benenden School Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
| Occupation | Peer |
| Profession | Intelligence Officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | MI5 |
| Years of service | 1974–2007 |
| Rank | Director General of MI5 |
| Battles/wars | Investigation of Lockerbie bombing |
| Awards | Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath |
She became chair of the Conduct Committee, which is a select committee of the House of Lords, on 19 January 2022. As of 2020, she is listed as #86 in Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.