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Peter Fish CB

Biography

Peter was interim Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department between November 2020 and March 2021.

His previous roles include:

  • Home Office Legal Adviser and Director General, Government Legal Department, 2014-2020
  • Deputy Treasury Solicitor at the Treasury Solicitor’s Department, 2012 to 2014
  • Director General of the Attorney General’s Office, 2009 to 2012
  • Director, Cabinet Office and Central Advisory Division at the Treasury Solicitor’s Department, 2005 to 2009

Previous roles in government

  • HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Profession
    • 2020 to 2021
  • Home Office Legal Director
    • 2014 to 2020
  • Director General, Legal
    • 2014 to 2020
  • Deputy Treasury Solicitor
    • 2013 to 2014