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Will is Director of Strategy at the Regulator of Social Housing.
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Will Quince was Minister of State at Department of Health and Social Care between 7 September 2022 and 13 November 2023. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education bet…
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Bill Longhurst is Deputy Head of Mission to Switzerland. Bill took up the role as Deputy Head of Mission and HM Consul-General for Switzerland and Liechtenstein in July 2019. Prior to this, he served as British Ambassador to…
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William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire served as Prime Minister between 1756 to 1757. Read more about the life and achievements of William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire in our past Prime Ministers section.
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William Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1783 and 1807 to 1809. Read more about the life and achievements of William Bentinck Duke of Portland in our past Prime Ministers section.
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William Cockbain farms a large hill farm in the Lake District as part of a family partnership. He was the National Farmers’ Union’s National Uplands spokesman from 2004 until March 2012 when he stood down after 8 years. In 2…
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William Ewart Gladstone served as Prime Minister between 1868 to 1874, 1880 to 1885, 1886 to 1886 and 1892 to 1894. Read more about the life and achievements of William Ewart Gladstone in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Will joined the NIO as a Director in July 2022 with responsibility for political strategy and engagement with the Northern Ireland Executive, political parties, civic society, as well as with the Irish Government and the US …
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William led the reform of Civil Service pensions, pay and wider workforce transformation, when he was previously the Executive Director for Civil Service Workforce Reform in the Cabinet Office. He began his Civil Service car…
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William (Bill) Kovacic was appointed Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) Board on 15 July 2013. He is a member of the Remunerations Committee. He is also: Global Competition Professor of L…
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, served as Prime Minister between 1834 to 1834 and 1835 to 1841. Read more about the life and achievements of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, in our past Prime Ministers section.
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William Lazarus has over twenty years’ experience of serving on the boards of private equity backed and publicly quoted companies all of whom have had operations in both the UK and overseas.
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William is civil engineer by education and a chartered project professional from the energy sector having completed 30 plus years with Royal Dutch Shell. He has been involved with many types of capital project both on and of…
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Will Macfarlane was appointed as Director General of Strategy and Major Events at DCMS in April 2025. Prior to this role, Will served as Director of Strategy, Planning and Budget at HM Treasury. From 2019 to 2023, Will was …
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William Roberts was appointed Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Belize in August 2025. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 2022, following two years at the UK Health Security Agency during the COVID-19 pandemic. In London, …
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William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne served as Prime Minister between 1782 to 1783. Read more about the life and achievements of William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne in our past Prime Ministers section.
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William Pitt ‘The Elder’ 1st Earl of Chatham served as Prime Minister between 1766 to 1768. Read more about the life and achievements of William Pitt ‘The Elder’ 1st Earl of Chatham in our past Prime Ministers section.
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William Pitt ‘The Younger’ served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. Read more about the life and achievements of William Pitt ‘The Younger’ in our past Prime Ministers section.
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William was appointed a Director in the Cabinet Office and Chief Executive Officer of the Geospatial Commission in 2018. The new Geospatial Commission sits at the centre of government, to direct efforts across public-sector …
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With a wealth of senior leadership experience at Board level in infrastructure, energy and environment, Bill’s career is devoted to delivering strategic, economic, and environmental improvement in both public and private ent…
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Bill Root is a nuclear engineer who has spent nearly 50 years in the civil side of the industry, a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Nuclear Institute. He has held various senior jobs at Magnox Stations when they were g…
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William Shawcross was appointed Independent Reviewer of Prevent in January 2021. He was the Chair of the Charity Commission between 2012 and 2018 and became the Special Representative on UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA t…
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William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville served as Prime Minister between 1806 to 1807. Read more about the life and achievements of William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Willie Entwisle spent 35 years in the Royal Navy, leaving the Service in 2019. A Sea King and Lynx helicopter pilot, he commanded a helicopter squadron and a naval air station. He served twice at the Permanent Joint Headquar…
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Yogi Amin was appointed to the Independent Living Fund’s board of trustees in April 2007. Yogi is a solicitor with specialism in Public Law and Human Rights. He is a partner at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and practises in heal…
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Yvette was previously Director for Children, Schools and Families at Merton Council and has over 30 years of experience in children’s services.
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Yvonne Spencer was appointed Director of Science Capability (formerly Director of Transformation) in June 2020. She first joined the agency in 1984. Her career in APHA includes: Head of Pathology & Animal Sciences Depart…
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Yvonne White has been Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy in Luxembourg since January 2013. She is responsible for the effective operation of the Embassy; deputising for the Ambassador in his absence; and supporting the Am…
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Zeno Van Den Hoek was appointed Deputy Ambassador to the Plurinational State of Bolivia in November 2024. He joined the Foreign Office in 2019 after working for the Financial Times and as a research analyst for KCL and LSE. …
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Zillah Byng-Maddick became a Non Executive Board Member at DVLA in November 2013. Education Zillah has an MA Hons in Management from the University of Glasgow (1996) and a CIMA in Accountancy, ACMA (1998). Zillah is currentl…
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Zoe Bishop was Interim Director of Human Resources for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from October 2023 to April 2024.
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Zoe Lewis is the Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Middlesbrough College Group. She is a qualified accountant and has previously worked in local government, police finance, capital development and private finance init…
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Zoë Compston is a Counsellor at the UK Mission to the EU, leading teams on environmental policy, agriculture, fisheries, food safety, human health and UK-EU trade in goods. She is also responsible for the Mission’s engagemen…
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Zoë arrived at post initially as Project Manager for the re-opening of the embassy in San Salvador, in January 2012, after being based in Guatemala City for several months. This is her first overseas diplomatic posting, foll…