David Shayler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Shayler

MI5 whistleblower and conspiracy theorist

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1965

Place of Birth: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

Profession: journalist, spy

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

David Shayler (; born 24 December 1965) is a former British MI5 officer and whistle-blower.
Shayler was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act 1989 for passing secret documents to The Mail on Sunday in August 1997 that alleged that MI5 was paranoid about socialists, and that it had previously investigated Labour Party ministers Peter Mandelson, Jack Straw and Harriet Harman.