Annabel Gerry
Biography
Annabel started as Head of DFID Pakistan in October 2019. Before coming to Islamabad she was based for five years in Harare, where she was Head of DFID Zimbabwe and also led the DFID South Africa Development Partnerships Unit. Her previous roles in DFID include: leading DFID’s policy on governance, gender, and social protection; being Head of Profession for DFID’s Governance, Conflict and Humanitarian Advisers; as well as time in DFID Tanzania, DFID Nigeria and DFID South Africa. Annabel joined DFID in 1997.
Before DFID, Annabel worked as a tax lawyer for a large city firm in London, for the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front in Eritrea rebuilding their education system in preparation for the country’s independence, and in a refugee settlement with American Save the Children in Sudan.
Previous roles in government
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Head of DFID Pakistan
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Head of DFID Zimbabwe and DFID South Africa
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Head of DFID Zimbabwe