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Sir William Worsley owns and manages woodland in North Yorkshire. He was the Government’s National Tree Champion from 2018-2020 and was Chairman of the National Forest Company from 2016-2020. He is President of the Yorkshire…
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Sir Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister between 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. Read more about the life and achievements of Sir Winston Churchill in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Mrs Rossetti took up the appointment of British High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in August 2025. Curriculum vitae Year Role 2023 to 2025 Language training, Arabic 2021 to 2023 Cabinet Office, Head of Conf…
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Sonia became Senior Director of National and International Operations in Immigration Enforcement in January 2020. Sonia is a career civil servant in the Home Office during which time she has held a variety of frontline opera…
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Sonia Farrey is Ambassador and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) in Vienna. She took up the role in early 2026…
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Sonia has a background as Chief Executive of Surrey and Sussex Probation Trust, Director of Operations at London Probation Trust. Since 2014 she has been Deputy Director of Probation for the Probation Service, South East and…
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An experienced Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Public Sector Service Delivery leader with extensive experience and a strong track record of designing and delivering people solutions in complex, regulated environments…
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Sonia was Director-General, Policy Delivery at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from April 2015 to December 2019. Sonia has held 3 other Director posts in Defra: Water and Flood Risk management (2010 to…
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Sonya Branch was appointed Executive Director, Enforcement, at the Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) on 11 September 2013. Sonya works closely with the Chief Executive. As a member of the CMA Board, she takes a risk-…
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Sophia studied Biological Sciences at Somerville College, Oxford, then worked as a caption writer in the photographic industry. She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2010. She has served in Berlin, as First Secre…
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Sophie Dean and Katherine Green were appointed HMRC Interim Directors General for Borders and Trade in December 2019 before being appointed permanently in May 2020. Sophie and Katherine joined HMRC in August 2018 as job shar…
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Sophie Dean was appointed Director General for Welfare and Pensions in September 2025. Before that, she was in a jobshare with Katherine Green as joint Directors General for DWP Policy. Before DWP , Sophie and Katherine …
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Sophie Honey has been a member of HM Diplomatic Service since 1999. She served as the British Ambassador to Slovenia from 2015 to 2020. Before her posting to Ljubljana, Sophie worked at HM Treasury working on completion of t…
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Sophie Stewart joined the team as Deputy Head of Mission to Iceland in April 2024. Prior to arriving in Reykjavik, she was posted to the UK Mission to the UN in New York. Sophie has previously been posted to the British Emba…
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Sophie Worrall is the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Sophie has extensive experience working in Asia including on climate change and trade. Since joining the UK government in 2018, So…
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Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington served as Prime Minister between 1742 to 1743. Read more about the life and achievements of Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Spencer Perceval served as Prime Minister between 1809 to 1812. Read more about the life and achievements of Spencer Perceval in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Stanley Baldwin served as Prime Minister between 1923 to 1924, 1924 to 1929 and 1935 to 1937. Read more about the life and achievements of Stanley Baldwin in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Stanton Le Foucade is a project manager, currently leading a team of engagement officers at London Borough of Camden, responsible for providing a service to over 33,000 council housing tenants and residents. Stanton has expe…
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Stefan previously held several senior management positions at the Swedish Trade and Invest Council including the role as Swedish Trade Commissioner to the United States. He is the President of Studsvik’s Business Area Consul…
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Steph joined the IPO in 2015 and has held both analytical and policy roles within the organisation. Most recently she was Deputy Director for Strategic Policy and Legislative coordination. She became Director of Strategy in …
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Steph Roberts-Bibby’s previous roles include: June 2023 to date, Interim Chief Executive Officer (SCS 2), Youth Justice Board April 2023 to date, Interim Accounting Officer, Youth Justice Board April 2021 to June 2021, Inter…
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Stephanie Al-Qaq was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil in November 2022. Previously she was the Iran Envoy and Director of Iran and Regional Security at the Foreign Commonwealth & De…
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From 2010 to 2017, Steph was a senior official of Prospect, a trade union of over 100,000 specialist and professional staff. Prior to that she developed her career in research, staff representation and collective bargaining …
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Stephanie Peacock was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 22 July 2026. She was previously Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth between …
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Stephen A. Carter was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from 2017 to 2020. Stephen is the Group Chief Executive of Informa plc, the international Academic Publ…
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Stephen Aldridge has been Chief Analyst/ Chief Economist and Director of Analysis and Data Directorate since 2011. He continues in this role at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. A government economis…
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Stephen Aynsley-Smith is HM Land Registry’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. Stephen is a chartered accountant with a career spanning financial leadership roles across central government, the NHS and regulatory bodies. He jo…
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Before joining the East West Railway Company, Stephen worked for Chiltern Railways and was instrumental in the infrastructure build of the Oxford to Bicester line which forms the start of the East West Railway.
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Stephen Barrett joined the CNPA Board in April 2010. He is a member of the Senior Appointments Committee and former chair of the Finance, Planning and Performance Committee. He is an advisor, office holder and board member a…
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Stephen Barter is Chairman of Wilton Capital Advisers, his own independent investment firm. Until recently, he was Chairman of KPMG’s Real Estate Advisory practice. He has over 40 years’ experience in real estate during whic…
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Stephen Bligh became a BIS non-executive board member in September 2014. He is also the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee at BIS. Stephen is a chartered accountant who retired recently after 34 years with KPMG. He has…
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Stephen Boyle is interim Chair of the NHS Pay Review Body and has been a Member of the NHS Pay Review Body since 1 August 2021. Stephen has worked as an economist for more than 35 years, in the public and private sectors, in…
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Stephen Braviner Roman, Director General for Directorate Litigation with Justice and Security, responsible for GLD’s Litigation Group, the advisory Divisions for the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence, DCM…
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Stephen Brice is the Deputy Governor of the Falkland Islands. He arrived in the Falklands in April 2025, having previously completed postings in Afghanistan, India and Tanzania. Stephen has been a member of the Diplomatic S…
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Stephen Bridges served as Consul General in Chicago, Illinois from August 2013 until August 2017. Formerly, he was in London leading on organizational design and workforce issues for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office fro…
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Steve Brooker joined the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) as Head of Marine Planning in 2010, and in March 2013 he became Director of Marine Development. Since 1 March 2016, Steve has reduced his working contract and now…
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Stephen is the Interim Director - AI & Data Economy, as well as being the Challenge Director for Next Generation Services. This programme aims to support the transformation of the accountancy, insurance and legal service…
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Stephen Campbell joined the Student Loans Company as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in August 2019. Before joining SLC, Stephen held a number of senior IT and management positions at HBoS, Lloyds and most recently Aegon whe…
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Stephen Cave was appointed Legal Director at the Department for Transport in June 2022, having previously been DfT’s Deputy Legal Director since April 2022. Since leaving private practice as a solicitor, Stephen has worked i…
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Stephen Conlon was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan in May 2023. Prior to this, he studied Russian language full time. Stephen started his career in 1999 as the Desk Officer in the Economic Policy Departmen…
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Stephen Dance is a Chartered Surveyor and Director of Infrastructure Strategy at the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). He holds current non executive directorships in Local Partnerships LL…
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Stephen Dauncey was the Chief Finance Officer for Highways England and had been a Board member since incorporation. He was a core member of the team that completed the transition from a government agency to a publicly owned …
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Stephen Dingle became Chair of the Board in April 2013, having been appointed a non-executive director in 2008. His background is in banking and finance with property, mining and higher education specialisations. He was form…
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Stephen Doughty was appointed Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 21 July 2026. He was previously Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories in the Foreign, Comm…
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Stephen started his role as British Consul General in Chongqing in October 2020 and leads the British Government’s engagement in south west China. Before this, Stephen was Minister Counsellor for the Department for Internati…
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Stephen Foreshew-Cain was appointed Executive Director of the Government Digital Service in September 2015. Stephen started his career as an analyst in the mobile telecommunications sector in 1992. His other career highlight…
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Stephen Gibson was appointed as Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee in April 2021 having served as a member since 2018, becoming interim Chair in 2019. Stephen has over 30 years’ experience working as a professional eco…
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Stephen Gifford is an economist with 30 years of professional experience across the public and private sector. Stephen has expertise in economic regulation, competition, economic policy, economic appraisal, evaluation, econo…