Sir Alex Younger is a British intelligence officer who served as the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from October 2014 to October 2020. His contract was extended in April 2019 to maintain stability through the Brexit negotiations, making him the longest-serving MI6 chief in 50 years. Following his tenure, he became a Geopolitical Adviser.
Younger was born in Westminster, London, on July 4, 1963, and is of Scottish heritage.