Stella Rimington, the model of the character M from James Bond and the first woman headed by Mi5, died at the age of 90. She left a significant professional and literary legacy.
At the age of 90, Stella Rimington died on Sunday, who was the first woman to be a director’s office in the British news service MI5. Referring to the family on Monday, DPA informed.
After joining this woman’s unusual function Rimington, they nicknamed the “Housewriter”. He is generally considered a model for the character of M James Bond played by Judi Denchová.
Beginning in India
Rimington started working for Mi5 in the 1960s in India, where she lived with her husband sent on a diplomatic mission. In the 1970s she worked at the MI5 headquarters in London and Northern Ireland, where she dealt with the Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1991 she was appointed Director General Mi5.
The appointment of Rimington as Deputy Director General of Mi5 – in 1991 – Ao a year later for the Director General Mi5, coincided with the need to define a new role in this institution in the period after the end of the Cold War: Stella Rimington focused on the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking and organized international crimes. Mi5 competences in matters not related to news services.
A publicly identified leader
After her appointment, she was the first publicly identified person as the Mi5 CEO. When the newspaper posted a photo of Rimington’s house, she had to move with her family to a secret place for her own safety.
After leaving MI5 in 1996, Rimington was a career of the writer.
