For the first time in its 116-year history, MI6 is getting a female boss.
Meet Blaise Metreweli—the tech-savvy spy who’s about to take charge of Britain’s secretive foreign intelligence service.
Metreweli, 47, isn’t new to the game.
Since joining MI6 in 1999, she’s worked on everything from Middle East operations to cutting-edge tech.
The tech is designed to keep British agents one step ahead of adversaries like China’s surveillance machine.
Right now, she runs MI6’s innovation arm, tasked with making sure secrets stay secret.
“It’s an honour,” she said, ready to lead the organisation tasked with stopping terrorism, cyberattacks, and hostile state activity.
History In The Making
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the appointment “historic”—and it couldn’t come at a more critical time.
With Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea stirring global trouble, MI6 has its work cut out.
Outgoing chief Sir Richard Moore called Blaise “one of our foremost thinkers on technology.”
Foreign Secretary David Lammy praised her as “ideal” for the job.
Fun fact? MI6 bosses are called “C” after its first chief, Captain Cumming, who signed his papers in green ink—a tradition that still stands.
New leadership. New challenges. Same mission: keep Britain safe, whatever it takes.
