Historic leader
Blaise Metreweli in 2025, after becoming the first woman to head MI6, Britain's foreign espionage service.
Blaise Metreweli
First woman to lead MI6
As a girl Blaise Metreweli learned to write in code, often leaving secret messages for her friends. She knew she wanted to be a spy. That was a goal she achieved right out of college. In 2025 she became the first woman to lead MI6, Britain’s foreign spy service. Meet Blaise Metreweli Metreweli was born in 1977. Her father, Constantine Metreweli, was a radiologist who served in the British Army Medical Unit. Blaise Metreweli and...