Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence ...

"MI6 plays a vital role - with MI5 and GCHQ - in keeping the British people safe and promoting UK interests overseas," she said. "I look forward to continuing that work alongside the brave ...

Blaise Metreweli joined the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in 1999 and will become its 18th chief. Skip to content. ... has previously held director level roles in MI5 - MI6's sister, ...

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"MI6 plays a vital role - with MI5 and GCHQ - in keeping the British people safe and promoting UK interests overseas," she said. "I look forward to continuing that work alongside the brave officers ...

MI6, or the Secret Intelligence Service, is the UK's foreign intelligence agency, responsible for gathering overseas intelligence to protect national security and support foreign policy.

"MI6 plays a vital role - with MI5 and GCHQ - in keeping the British people safe and promoting UK interests overseas," she said. "I look forward to continuing that work alongside the brave ...

She's a career intelligence officer. Metreweli joined government service in 1999, and previously held director-level roles in MI6's domestic sister agency, MI5. She has spent most of her career in the ...

The intelligence service's current technology boss – known as 'Q' – has been revealed as the new chief, or 'C' ...

Ms Metreweli is director general of technology and innovation in MI6, a role in which she is known as Q. She has held other senior roles across the organisation and MI5.

Her expertise spans both MI6 and MI5, where she has held director-level positions, providing her with a comprehensive understanding of Britain's intelligence apparatus.