James Quinault
Biography
James Quinault was interim Director General for Europe, international and constitution group from November 2020 to June 2021.
Before this James was:
- interim Director General for Strategy and Change at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between July and October 2020
- Executive Director of the Implementation Group at the Cabinet Office between 2015 and 2019
- Director of the Government’s Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance, responsible for running the UK’s National Cyber Security Programme
He has also worked in a number of government roles, including:
- Head of the HM Treasury team looking after defence and security spending until 2011
- at HM Treasury on environment issues, ‘green’ taxes and public expenditure planning and control
- in the Economic and Domestic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office
- as private secretary to the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service
- on secondment to the Home Office working on the overhaul of policy on criminal justice and immigration issues
James was appointed CBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2011.
Previous roles in government
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Director General for Europe, international and constitution group
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Director General for Strategy
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Executive Director, Implementation Group