Ceri Morgan CBE
Biography
Ceri Morgan was appointed His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Europe in September 2025. Ceri is responsible for encouraging trade and investment between UK and other European countries as well as Israel.
In her most recent position, she led the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on:
- international trade
- international food security
- the government’s overseas agri-food attaché network to tackle market access barriers for UK exports
- the agricultural and food elements of the first UK-EU summit
Prior to this, Ceri returned to the Civil Service from the creative industries to establish and lead the Global Trade Negotiations team at Defra after the EU referendum, spearheading the negotiation of agri-food aspects of trade deals.
In His Majesty the King’s first Birthday Honours, she was made a Commander of the British Empire for her services to capability and inclusion in international trade.
HM Trade Commissioner for Europe
The HM Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Europe leads a team of over 300 staff in 34 countries across the continent, working to encourage a thriving trade and investment relationship between the UK and other European countries.
The Trade Commissioner has responsibility for all Department for Business and Trade (DBT) work in Europe including:
- improving market access for UK companies in Europe
- attracting inward investment from European companies into UK
- encouraging UK exports to Europe
- influencing multilateral trade policy with Europe
The HMTC works closely with UK based government colleagues, UK ambassadors and the wider diplomatic network in Europe in delivering these goals. Together they engage extensively with UK and European businesses, European governments and wider stakeholders.