UK appoints first woman to head its MI6 foreign spy agency

Britain has appointed Blaise Metreweli, 47, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6. Currently the agency’s head of technology, or “Q”, Metreweli joined in 1999 and has held key operational roles across the Middle East and Europe, the government said in a statement on Sunday.

Jun 17, 2025 - 03:05
UK appoints first woman to head its MI6 foreign spy agency
Britain has appointed Blaise Metreweli, 47, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6. Currently the agency’s head of technology, or “Q”, Metreweli joined in 1999 and has held key operational roles across the Middle East and Europe, the government said in a statement on Sunday.