Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB

Biography

Oliver Robbins was Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from January 2025 to April 2026.

Oliver was previously Partner and Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Hakluyt, a global strategic advisory firm. Oliver also worked at Goldman Sachs.

Before that, Oliver held senior leadership roles in the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, No.10 Downing Street. He was also Second Permanent Secretary in the Home Office, and Permanent Secretary in the Department for Exiting the European Union.

Previous roles in government

  • Permanent Under-Secretary
    • 2025 to 2026
  • Prime Minister's Europe Adviser
    • 2017 to 2019
  • Permanent Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
    • 2016 to 2017
  • Second Permanent Secretary
    • 2015 to 2016
  • Director General, Civil Service Reform
    • 2014 to 2015