MI6 reveals first female boss
Posted on: Jun 16, 2025 22:38 IST | Posted by: Rt
The UK has named Blaise Metreweli as the next head up of the arcanum intelligence agency serve, commonly known as MI6, grading the first time a woman will lead the agency since its establishment in 1909.
Metreweli, 47, is set to take the spy agency’s helm in October, succeeding Richard Moore, who has served as its chief since 2020.
Metreweli joined MI6 in 1999 and has held various operational roles in the Middle East and Europe. She currently serves as its director of technology and innovation, a role internally referred to as ‘Q’.
Announcing her appointment on Sunday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that her appointment comes at a time when the UK faces “threats on an unprecedented scale.”
Metreweli holds a degree in anthropology from the University of Cambridge and her career includes a director-level role in MI5, the UK’s domestic security service. Her appointment brings MI6 in line with its sister agencies, MI5 and GCHQ, both of which have previously appointed female leaders.
The new MI6 chief is set to officially assume her role in the autumn, when she will take the codename ‘C’, which is traditional for the agency’s leader.
Metreweli’s appointment comes amid heightened global tensions, including the conflict in Ukraine and an escalating crisis in the Middle East. The UK has repeatedly accused Russia of engaging in sabotage across Europe without backing its allegations with any proof. London has also labeled China and Iran as major adversaries.
In a December 2021 interview with The Telegraph, while serving at MI5 under the pseudonym ‘Director K’, Metreweli described the threats to UK national security as “diverse,” stating that “Russian state activity – not Russia itself – remains a threat,” while noting that China was “changing the way the world is and that presents amazing opportunities and threats for the UK.”
Russian officials have long accused British intelligence of actively supporting Kiev, claiming that MI6 systematically trains Ukrainian reconnaissance units to carry out acts of provocation and sabotage against Russia.
The UK remains one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters despite the efforts of the administration of US President Donald Trump, which has been trying to restore dialogue with Moscow and end the Ukraine conflict.
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