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  • Terry Makewell

    Terry Makewell was Chief Technology Officer at the UK Hydrographic Office from April 2018 to December 2023. He is a member of the British Council Digital Advisory Group. Prior to joining the UKHO, Terry was Chief Digital Off…

  • Terry Moran

    Terry was appointed Second Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions on 4 July 2012 and continued in his role as Chief Operating Officer which began on 3 October 2011. Terry joined the department in 1977 st…

  • Terry Robertson

    Terry is a specialist in strategy and public sector reform and joined HM Land Registry in 2020 as Deputy Director for Strategy. Terry was previously Director of Strategic Planning at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO),…

  • Tessa Griffiths CBE

    Tessa is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Skills England, job sharing with Sarah Maclean . She has more than 20 years’ experience in the public sector including roles in the Department for Education and Cabinet Office.

  • Thalia Baldwin

    Thalia was the Director of the Geospatial Commission, which is an independent Expert Committee within the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, tasked with advising the government on priorities f…

  • The Baroness Thornton

    Baroness (Glenys) Thornton worked in the voluntary, co-operative and private sectors for over 30 years. During her career she was General Secretary of the Fabian Society, trustee of Action for Children, Jamie Oliver’s 15 Fou…

  • The Earl of Courtown

    The Earl of Courtown was Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) from 13 July  2016 to 4 July 2024. Education He was educated at Eton College, the Berkshire College of Agriculture and …

  • The Earl of Minto

    Timothy Minto was a Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence between November 2023 and July 2024. He was elected to the House of Lords in October 2022, and appointed as a Minister in the Department of Business and Trade …

  • The Hon Alice Walpole

    Alice Walpole took up her post as the British Ambassador to Luxembourg in July 2011. Immediately before that, she was the British Consul General in Basra, Iraq. Alice began her career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office i…

  • The Hon Zoë Billingham CBE

    Zoë was appointed Chair of the Police Remuneration Review Body ( PRRB ) and the National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body ( NCARRB ) by the Prime Minister in January 2022. She was appointed ex-officio member of the SSRB…

  • The Rt Hon Alan Milburn

    The Right Honourable Alan Milburn was a Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2010. He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1998 to 1999, Secretary of State for Health from 1999 to 2003 and Chancellor of the Duchy of L…

  • The Rt Hon Alec Shelbrooke MP

    Alec Shelbrooke was Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence between 6 September 2022 and 26 October 2022. Alec attended St George’s Church of England Comprehensive School in Gravesend, before going on to study Mechanic…

  • The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC

    Alex Chalk KC was Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice between 21 April 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence from October 2022 to April 2023 and was formerly HM Solicitor Ge…

  • The Rt Hon Alistair Burt

    Alistair Burt was Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister of State at the Department for International Development from June 2017 to March 2019. Alistair served as Minister o…

  • The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP

    Alistair Carmichael was Secretary of State for Scotland from October 2013 to May 2015. He was elected as the MP for Orkney and Shetland in 2001. Education Alistair attended Port Ellen Primary School and Islay High School. He…

  • The Rt Hon Alister Jack

    Alister Jack was Secretary of State for Scotland between 24 July 2019 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury and a Government Whip. He was Scottish Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway from …

  • The Rt Hon Alun Cairns

    Alun Cairns was Secretary of State for Wales between 19 March 2016 and 6 November 2019. He was elected as Conservative MP for the Vale of Glamorgan in May 2010 (re-elected 2015). Education Alun attended the University of Wal…

  • The Rt Hon Amber Rudd

    Amber Rudd was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Minister for Women and Equalities between 24 July 2019 and 7 September 2019. Amber was previously Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between 16 November 2018 …

  • The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom

    The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was previously the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and In…

  • The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE

    Andrew Lansley CBE was appointed Leader of the House of Commons in September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire on 1 May 1997. Education Andrew was educated at Brentwood School, Essex, and the Univ…

  • The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP

    Andrew Mitchell was a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) between 25 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. On 12 April 2024 he was given the honorific title of Deputy Foreign Secretary. He …

  • The Rt Hon Andrew Robathan

    Andrew Robathan was appointed Minister of State for Northern Ireland in October 2013. He was elected Conservative MP for South Leicestershire in 1992. Education Andrew was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School in Northwood an…

  • The Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE

    Andrew Stephenson was Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 27 October 2022 to 13 No…

  • The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP

    Angela Rayner was Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Deputy Prime Minister from 5 July 2024 to 5 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne in May 2015.

  • The Rt Hon Anna Soubry

    Anna Soubry served as Minister of State (Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise) for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from May 2015 until July 2016. Previously Anna was Minister of State at th…

  • The Rt Hon Anna Turley MP

    Anna Turley was appointed Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio) on 6 September 2025. She was previously Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) from 10 July 2024 to 6 September 2025. She …

  • The Rt Hon Anne Milton

    Anne Milton was Minister of State at the Department for Education from 12 June 2017 to 23 July 2019. She was elected as MP for Guildford (revised boundary) in 2010. Education Anne was educated at Haywards Heath Grammar Schoo…

  • The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan

    Anne-Marie Trevelyan was a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office between 26 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. Anne-Marie was previously Secretary of State for Transport between 6 September 2022 …

  • The Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP

    Anneliese Dodds was Minister for Development at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Minister for Women and Equalities at the Department for Education from 8 July 2024 until 28 February 2025. She was elected …

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE

    Baroness Anelay was Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union from 12 June 2017 to 27 October 2017. She is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education She was educated at Enfield County Sc…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Beckett GBE

    Baroness (Margaret) Beckett was first elected as Labour MP for Derby South in 1983. She was Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1997-1998, President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons 1998-2001, Secretar…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Browning

    Baroness (Angela) Browning was MP for Tiverton (1992-1997) and for Tiverton and Honiton (1997-2010). She was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Forsyth as Minister of State at the Department of Employment (1993-1994)…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington

    Baroness Chapman was appointed Minister of State (International Development and Africa) in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in September 2025. Baroness Chapman has held previous senior roles in the Foreign,…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

    Baroness Evans of Bowes Park was Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords between 14 July 2016 and 6 September 2022. She previously served as a Baroness in Waiting from May 2015 until July 2016. Education She was edu…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Gillian Shephard

    Baroness Gillian Shephard was a government minister from 1989 to 1997, serving as Secretary of State for the Department of Employment, the Department of Education and the Department of Education and Employment, and as Minist…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE

    The Rt Hon Baroness Heather Carol Hallett DBE was called to the Bar in 1972. In 1989 she became a QC and was the first woman to chair the Bar Council in 1998. After becoming a Presiding Judge, she was promoted to the Court o…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke

    Baroness (Helen) Liddell of Coatdyke was MP for Monklands East (1994-1997) and then for Airdrie and Shotts until 2005. She held a number of Ministerial positions including Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Energy Minister …

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Margaret Hodge DBE

    Baroness Hodge’s early career was in teaching and international market research. She became an elected councillor in 1973, rising to be Leader of the London Borough of Islington from 1982 until 1992. She was also Chair of th…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Nicky Morgan

    The Rt Hon Baroness Morgan of Cotes was Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020. She served as Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities from July 2014 t…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon

    Baroness Smith was appointed Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords on 5 July 2024.

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern

    The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern was appointed Minister of State (Minister for Skills) in the Department for Education on 6 July 2024. This role also became part of the Department for Work and Pensions on 6 September 202…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE

    Baroness Tina Stowell was Chair of the Charity Commission as Chair from February 2018 to February 2021. She joined the House of Lords as a backbencher in January 2011 and was promoted to the government front bench in Septemb…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Warsi

    Baroness Warsi was Senior Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Minister for Faith and Communities at the Department for Communities and Local Government from September 2012 to August 2014. She was p…

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Trafford

    Baroness Williams was Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Lords Chief Whip) from 7 September 2022 to 5 July 2024. She was previously Minister of State at the Home Office from 17 July 2016 to 7 September 202…

  • The Rt Hon Ben Gummer

    Ben Gummer served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from July 2016 until June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP for Ipswich in 2010. Education Ben was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent, and studi…

  • The Rt Hon Ben Wallace

    Ben Wallace was Secretary of State for Defence from 24 July 2019 to 31 August 2023. Education Ben attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and Millfield School in Somerset. Political career Ben first entered politics a…

  • The Rt Hon Boris Johnson

    Boris Johnson was Prime Minister from 24 July 2019 to 6 September 2022. He was previously Foreign Secretary from 13 July 2016 to 9 July 2018. He was Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip from May 2015 to June 2023. …

  • The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE

    The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE was Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice between 6 September 2022 and 25 October 2022. He was previously Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 13 February 2020 to 7 July 2022…

  • The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP

    Bridget Phillipson was appointed Secretary of State for Education on 5 July 2024 and Minister for Women and Equalities on 8 July 2024. She was elected as the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South in May 2010.

  • The Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP

    Caroline Nokes was Minister of State for Immigration from 8 January 2018 to 24 July 2019. She was elected Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North in 2010. Education Caroline was educated at the The Romsey School, La…