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Blaise Metreweli

Blaise Metreweli, currently the Director-General of Technology and Innovation (“Q”) of the Secret Intelligence Service, has been announced as the incoming chief of MI6.

Current Director-General of Technology and Innovation, Blaise Metreweli, was recently appointed as the new chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. She’s the first woman to assume the role. She attended Westminster School, where she got a glimpse of leadership in her role as head girl. In 1995, she went on to study Anthropology at Cambridge University. Beyond the lecture halls, Blaise Metreweli was a keen sportswoman. In 1997, the Cambridge women's team she was in beat their rivals Oxford University in the Boat Race. After graduating, she set her sights on an international career, applying to be a diplomat but was diverted to work for MI6 instead. During her time serving as a spy, she was reportedly posted to Europe, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East.

Presenter: Stephen Smith
Producers: Ben Crighton and Natasha Fernandes
Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill
Editor: Nick Holland

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Sun 22 Jun 2025 12:15

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