MI6 is the final British intelligence agency to appoint a woman as its leader. Stella Rimington led MI5 from 1992 to 1996, and Eliza Manningham-Buller later ran it between 2002 and 2007.

MI5 has had two female bosses, starting with Stella Rimington in 1992. Eliza Manningham-Buller ran MI5 between 2002 and 2007. In 2023, Britain named its first female director of GCHQ.

The United Kingdom is home to two spy agencies—MI5 and MI6. Both were founded in the early 20th century when the British government was increasingly concerned about the threat to its empire ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Sunday that Blaise Metreweli will be the next head of the U.K.’s foreign intelligence agency, and the first woman to hold the post since its founding in 1909. She ...

She is widely respected," former MI6 chief Alex Younger told the BBC. "She has been thinking deeply for a long time about how we prosper in the nexus between man and machine. "She's got a plan.

Britain’s two other main intelligence agencies have already shattered the spy world’s glass ceiling. MI5, the domestic security service, was led by Stella Rimington from 1992 to 1996 and Eliza ...

Uncovering the work of Britain's security agenciesT he United Kingdom is home to two spy agencies—MI5 and MI6. Both were founded in the early 20th century when the British government was increasingly ...

Britain’s real-life spies have finally caught up with James Bond. MI6 has appointed its first female chief. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday announced that Blaise Metreweli is to be the ...

Ms. Metreweli previously held a director-level role in MI5, and studied anthropology at the University of Cambridge, the government said. MI5 has had two female bosses, starting with Stella Rimington ...

LONDON (AFP) — Blaise Metreweli, the first woman to head Britain's MI6 spy service, is a self-confessed "geek" whose appointment comes as the intelligence world faces growing challenges from cyber ...