William Macfarlane
Biography
Will Macfarlane is Director of Strategy, Planning and Budget at HM Treasury.
Will was the UK’s Deputy Ambassador the EU from 2022 to 2023 having been posted to Brussels in June 2019 as Director, Economics and Trade. Before this, Will worked in 10 Downing Street as the Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Earlier in his career Will held a variety of economic policy roles in HM Treasury, including on taxation, and macroeconomic and fiscal policy. Between 2012 and 2014 Will led the UK government’s analytical work ahead of the independence referendum in Scotland.
Previous roles in government
| 2022 to 2023 | Deputy Ambassador, UK Mission to the EU, Brussels |
| 2019 to 2022 | Director, Economics and Trade, UK Mission to the EU, Brussels |
| 2016 to 2019 | Director and Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street |
| 2015 to 2016 | Deputy Director and Private Secretary (Economic Affairs) to the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street |
| 2014 to 2015 | Deputy Director, Budget and Tax Strategy |
| 2012 to 2014 | Deputy Director, Scotland analysis |
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Ambassador, UK Mission to the European Union
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Director, Economics and Trade