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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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What we do

We’re responsible for UK energy security, protecting billpayers and reaching net zero.

DESNZ is a ministerial department, supported by 15 agencies and public bodies.

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Our ministers

Our management

Jonathan Brearley
Permanent Secretary
Paro Konar
Interim Director General, Energy Market Reform
David Thomas
Interim Director General, Household Consumers and Energy Retail
Jonathan Mills CB
Director General, Economy, International and Security
Lee McDonough
Director General, Nuclear and Major Projects
Alice Hurrell CBE
Chief Operating Officer and Director General, Corporate Delivery Group
Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE
DESNZ Chief Scientific Adviser
Ravi Gurumurthy
Lead non-executive board member
Vikas Shah
Non-executive board member
Sue Ferns
Non-executive board member

Special representatives

Rachel Kyte
UK Special Representative for Climate

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General enquiries

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
55 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HP
United Kingdom

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