Stella Rimington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stella Rimington

Director General of MI5; spy fiction writer

Date of Birth: 13-May-1935

Place of Birth: London

Profession: writer, author, archivist, intelligence officer, novelist, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Dame Stella Rimington, (born 13 May 1935) is a British author and former Director General of MI5, a position she held from 1992 to 1996.
She was the first female DG of MI5, and the first DG whose name was publicised on appointment.
In 1993, Rimington became the first DG of MI5 to pose openly for cameras at the launch of a brochure outlining the organisation's activities.