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UK Names Blaise Metreweli as First Female Chief of MI6

  • Blaise Metreweli will become the first woman to head MI6, as announced by the Prime Minister.
  • Metreweli has a 26-year intelligence career, making her well-prepared for the role amid unprecedented threats.
  • Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that Metreweli has a wealth of experience and is the ideal candidate to lead MI6 into the future.
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The head of the British foreign intelligence service is known from the Bond films. Now, for the first time, a woman takes over the prestigious office, which is known under the code name «C».

·Zürich, Switzerland
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The identity of the future new head of Britain's largest secret service has been made public.

·Budapest, Hungary
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A "historic" appointment. Blaise Metreweli, 47, will lead MI6 from this fall onwards, becoming the 18th head of the UK's foreign intelligence force, commonly known as "C," reports The Guardian, Sunday, June 15. This is the first time that a woman has held this position since the creation of this agency in 1909. She will succeed Richard Moore, who leaves after five years of good and loyal services, the maximum duration at the head of MI6.Blaise M…

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Britain's secret service MI6 is set to have its first female head in the organization's 116-year history. Former intelligence officer Blaise Metreweli is leaving the role of Q to become M.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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