First female director of GCHQ announced
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe first female director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has been announced, and will take over the top job next month.
Anne Keast-Butler will be the first woman to lead the agency, which provides intelligence, cyber and security to the government.
Her appointment as the 17th director was confirmed on Tuesday (11 April), and she will succeed Sir Jeremy Fleming, who stood down in January after six years in the role. READ MORE: Doctors go on strike across Greater Manchester Keast-Butler, who is currently serving as Deputy Director General MI5, will take up her new post in May.
Her previous work has included MI5's response to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. The mum-of-three has also worked for GCHQ as Head of Counter Terrorism and Serious Organised Crime, and has held a number of key operational roles in MI5.
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