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The Rt Hon William Hague was appointed First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons on 15 July 2014. He was elected to Parliament in 1989 as the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks). Education William was educated...
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, served as Prime Minister between 1834 to 1834 and 1835 to 1841. Read more about the life and achievements of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, in our past Prime Ministers section.
William was appointed a Director in the Cabinet Office and Chief Executive Officer of the Geospatial Commission in 2018. The new Geospatial Commission sits at the centre of government, to direct efforts across public-sector data bodies and coordinate HMG’s approach...
Will joined the NIO as a Director in July 2022 with responsibility for political strategy and engagement with the Northern Ireland Executive, political parties, civic society, as well as with the Irish Government and the US Administration. Will leads our...
William led the reform of Civil Service pensions, pay and wider workforce transformation, when he was previously the Executive Director for Civil Service Workforce Reform in the Cabinet Office. He began his Civil Service career at the Department for Work...
Will Macfarlane is Director of Strategy, Planning and Budget at HM Treasury. Will was the UK’s Deputy Ambassador the EU from 2022 to 2023 having been posted to Brussels in June 2019 as Director, Economics and Trade. Before this, Will...
William is civil engineer by education and a chartered project professional from the energy sector having completed 30 plus years with Royal Dutch Shell. He has been involved with many types of capital project both on and offshore, in UK...
William Lazarus has over twenty years’ experience of serving on the boards of private equity backed and publicly quoted companies all of whom have had operations in both the UK and overseas.
William Pitt ‘The Younger’ served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. Read more about the life and achievements of William Pitt ‘The Younger’ in our past Prime Ministers section.
William (Bill) Kovacic was appointed Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) Board on 15 July 2013. He is a member of the Remunerations Committee. He is also: Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy at...
William Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1783 and 1807 to 1809. Read more about the life and achievements of William Bentinck Duke of Portland in our past Prime Ministers section.
After nearly 30 years service with the Trades Union Congress, Sir Bill became Chair of the Health and Safety Commission in 1999. He served as a founder member of the Low Pay Commission from 1997 to 2000. In 2007, he...
William Pitt ‘The Elder’ 1st Earl of Chatham served as Prime Minister between 1766 to 1768. Read more about the life and achievements of William Pitt ‘The Elder’ 1st Earl of Chatham in our past Prime Ministers section.
William Shawcross was appointed Independent Reviewer of Prevent in January 2021. He was the Chair of the Charity Commission between 2012 and 2018 and became the Special Representative on UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism in March 2019. His previous...
Bill Longhurst is Deputy Head of Mission to Switzerland. Bill took up the role as Deputy Head of Mission and HM Consul-General for Switzerland and Liechtenstein in July 2019. Prior to this, he served as British Ambassador to Cambodia (2014...
The root and branch review of Britain’s railway, independently chaired by Keith Williams.
William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville served as Prime Minister between 1806 to 1807. Read more about the life and achievements of William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville in our past Prime Ministers section.
With a wealth of senior leadership experience at Board level in infrastructure, energy and environment, Bill’s career is devoted to delivering strategic, economic, and environmental improvement in both public and private enterprise. He has an extensive track record in transformational...
Bill Root is a nuclear engineer who has spent nearly 50 years in the civil side of the industry, a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Nuclear Institute. He has held various senior jobs at Magnox Stations when they...
William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire served as Prime Minister between 1756 to 1757. Read more about the life and achievements of William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire in our past Prime Ministers section.
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