Stella Remington, the first spy president in Britain, is dead in 90

Her family said on Monday that Stella Remington, the first head of the intelligence agency in Britain, after that a successful excitement writer died, her family said on Monday. It was 90.

The first woman to head the UK Intelligence Agency, Rimington was an inspiration to photograph Judy Denche for the President of Spy M in seven James Bond films.

Her family said in a statement that Remington died on Sunday “surrounded by her beloved family and dogs and won the life she loved until her last breath.”

“As the first declared president of any intelligence agency in the world, Mrs. Stella penetrated long -term barriers and was a clear example of the importance of diversity in leadership,” said Ken Maccalum, the current general manager of MI5.

Height through the ranks

Remington was born in London in 1935, studied English at Edinburgh University and later worked as an archive. She lived in India with her diplomatic husband in the mid -1960s when she was recruited by MI5, the local security service in Britain, as a part -time writer and writing in her office in New Delhi.

She joined the agency full time after returning to London in 1969 and retreated over the ranks, and overcame the rules that maintained the most famous roles-such as employing running agents-for men only.

In every branches of the MI5-anti-terrorist branches, anti-terrorism and selection-worked at a time when the MI5 work included inhaling Soviet spies, and the infiltration of militant groups in Northern Ireland, controversially, spying on the left, and the leaders of trade union and other alleged alleged.

Rimington admitted in 2001 that the organization “may have been excessive in enthusiasm” in some of its local goals during the Cold War.

Rimington was appointed General Manager of MI5 in 1992, the first president of the organization to be called in public places, and its term witnessed that the Secret Organization became more open.

Inspiration of bonds, lady and fictional writing

The appearance of Dench I as M, the role of men previously played, Goldneye In 1995. The film’s producers said filming is inspired by the appointment of Rimington.

After step down in 1996, Rimington became a lady, equivalent to the knight, by Queen Elizabeth II.

Remington later published notes, Open secret – To the government’s dissatisfaction – and a series of spying excitement that includes the MI5 fictional officer Liz Carlel.

Satan dealAnd published in 2022, presented a new hero, Central Intelligence Agency, Moon Tyler.

The road paves the way for others

Other women followed the appointment of Rimington to higher intelligence jobs.

Elisa Manningham-Poller led Mi5 between 2002 and 2007. Ann Curt Potler became the head of the e-agency and electronic tiles Gchq in 2023. Blaise Metreweli was named in June as the first head of the Foreign Intelligence Agency, MI6.

Rimington and her husband, John Remington, separated in the eighties, but they returned together during the insurance of Covid-19 in 2020.

“It is a good recipe for marriage, she says,” she said. “Divide, live separately, and return to it later.”

She survived her husband, two daughters and five grandchildren.