Lady Manningham-Buller is the first female chancellor, one of the highest-ranking titles in the Order, since the office's inception in 1475.
A former spymaster has been made the first female Chancellor of the Order of the Garter in history by the King.
Founded by King Edward III in the 14th Century, members of the order are personally appointed by the monarch without the interference of Government for their service to the Crown. Thames House - MI5 headquarters. Baroness Manningham-Buller was appointed director general of MI5 in 2002, only the second woman to take on the role
Lady Manningham-Buller sits as a crossbench peer in the House of Lords and was appointed a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth II in 2014, after she retired from MI5 seven years earlier.
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