Mycroft Holmes

From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes's even more brilliant elder brother, who 'audits the books in some of the government departments' and essentially is the British government.
The Greek Interpreter (Memoirs)

Mycroft's introduction at the Diogenes Club; Holmes admits Mycroft has greater powers of observation than himself.

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The Bruce-Partington Plans (His Last Bow)
You would also be right in a sense if you said that occasionally he IS the British government.
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