Government Communications Headquarters

British intelligence agency
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Government Communications Headquarters

Summary

Government Communications Headquarters is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,160 views/month, #9 of 3,958).[2]

Key Facts

  • Government Communications Headquarters is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's instance of is recorded as government agency[4].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[5].
  • Government Communications Headquarters followed MI1[6].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's headquarters location is recorded as Benhall[7].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's postal code is recorded as GL51 0EX[8].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's child organization or unit is recorded as National Cyber Security Centre[9].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's Commons category is recorded as Government Communications Headquarters[10].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's chairperson is recorded as Iain Lobban[11].
  • January 1, 1919 marks the founding of Government Communications Headquarters[12].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.899367, 'lon': -2.123555}[13].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's official website is recorded as https://www.gchq.gov.uk/[14].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GCHQ[15].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's replaces is recorded as Government Code and Cypher School[17].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's owner of is recorded as MUSCULAR[18].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's different from is recorded as Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre[19].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Director of the Government Communications Headquarters[20].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's hashtag is recorded as gchq[21].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-052mq0r90[22].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hubble Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0EX'}[23].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Priors Road, Cheltenham, Glos GL52 5AJ'}[24].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+126050'}[25].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+107839'}[26].
  • Government Communications Headquarters's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+142750'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1919 marks the founding of Government Communications Headquarters[12].

Identity

Government Communications Headquarters followed MI1[6].

Leadership

Government Communications Headquarters's chairperson is recorded as Iain Lobban[11].

Operations

Government Communications Headquarters's headquarters location is recorded as Benhall[7]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as National Cyber Security Centre[9].

Why It Matters

Government Communications Headquarters ranks in the top 0.23% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,160 views/month, #9 of 3,958).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . privacyinternational.org. privacyinternational.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . api.postcodes.io. Retrieved . api.postcodes.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . privacyinternational.org. privacyinternational.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . google.com. google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · C960657 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → National Cyber Security Centre
    Country → United Kingdom
    Chairperson → Iain Lobban
    Owner of → MUSCULAR
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1365]]: [[Q3093133]]"
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