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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Stella Rimington, first female MI5 chief, dies aged 90

Stella Rimington at Edinburgh International Book festival in 2015.
Stella Rimington at Edinburgh International Book festival in 2015. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian

Stella Rimington, the first female director of MI5 and the first head of the domestic spy agency to be publicly named, has died aged 90.

She died on Sunday night “surrounded by her beloved family and dogs and determinedly held on to the life she loved until her last breath”, her family said in a statement.

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