Oliver Christian
Biography
Oliver Christian is a Senior Civil Servant in Downing Street.
Oliver was previously posted to New York as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America and His Majesty’s Consul General to New York. Prior to that, Oliver was posted to Dubai as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Pakistan and His Majesty’s Consul General to Dubai and the Norther Emirates.
Previously, Oliver was Head of the Prime Minister’s Business Unit in Downing Street, serving four Prime Ministers from 2019 to 2023. He was responsible for maintaining a trusted link between the Prime Minister, Whitehall and the boardrooms of UK and international businesses and investors. Oliver oversaw over £78 billion of investment and export deals, establishing the UK Global Investment Summit and the creation of the Office of Investment during his tenure.
Prior to that, Oliver helped establish the Department for International Trade (now the Department for Business and Trade), as the Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State and President of the Board of Trade in 2016. He has 13 years of experience in Government having worked in trade, investment, business, regulation and security across several Departments and represented the UK in its missions overseas.
Oliver has a degree from Keele University in International Relations and Philosophy and studied abroad at the University of Toronto.
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Previous roles in government
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HM Trade Commissioner for North America
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British Consul General to New York
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HM Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Pakistan
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British Consul General to Dubai