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Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.

On being appointed MI6 Chief, Blaise Metreweli said, "I am proud and honoured to be asked to lead my Service. MI6 plays a vital role, alongside MI5 and GCHQ, in keeping the British people safe and ...

MI6, founded in 1909, joins the other main British spy agencies – the domestic spy service MI5 and the intelligence communications agency GCHQ – in having appointed a female head.

Blaise Metreweli joined the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in 1999 and will become its 18th chief.

They are accountable to the Foreign Secretary. She is currently Director General 'Q', responsible for technology and innovation division in MI6, and has previously held a Director-level role in MI5.

Upon assuming leadership later this year, Metreweli will become the 18th person to lead the foreign intelligence service and will adopt the traditional code name "C," reserved for MI6's chief.

MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th ...

MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief ...

For the first time in its 116-year history, MI6 will be led by a woman. Blaise Metreweli's historic appointment as chief marks a significant milestone in the UK's intelligence community, as she ...