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Lord Younger was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 1 January 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was elected as a Conservative hereditary peer in 2010 and has covered over 12 departments…
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Vivien is the Director and Chief Negotiator, Department for International Trade. Vivien was British Ambassador to Denmark from 1 October 2012 to 31 July 2016.
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Vivienne is Chairman of Vallourec SA, Senior Independent Director at Pearson plc, a Non-Executive Director of GSK and a member of the board of Stena International. In 2009 she retired from BP after 28 years with the company.…
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Volker was a Non-Executive Director on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Board from June 2015 to October 2022. He was also Group CEO of RWE Npower plc until the end of 2012 and prior to this, its Group CFO from 200…
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Warren Tucker was a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from November 2015 to August 2020. He is also a Non-Executive Director of: Tate & Lyle Plc …
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Warren has more than 25 years’ experience in senior finance leadership roles within the energy, oil and gas, utilities, professional services and construction sectors. He has a proven track record of creating, developing and…
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Warwick was the Director of Academies and Maintained Schools at the Education and Skills Funding Agency from 2020 to 2023. Before that he was Principal Private Secretary to 3 Education Secretaries at the Department for Educa…
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Wasim Mir took up his post as Deputy Head of Mission in Brazil in June 2014. Since January 2017 he acts as a Chargé d’Affaires till the new British Ambassador to Brazil presents credentials. Wasim joined the Foreign and Comm…
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Wayne Baker began his career as an instrument technician apprentice in 1995, progressing to assume major roles within the Defence Aviation Repair Agency including Commercial, Operational Excellence and Project Management. Wa…
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Wendy Barnes was Acting Chief Operating Officer, Operations Group at , from September 2011 to December 2012. Career Wendy has held several executive positions and lead several large change programmes in her 24 years of exper…
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Wendy Dabinett is the Director of Human Resources at GAD. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and achieved a MSc in Human Resource Management. Wendy is responsible for GAD’s HR S…
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Wendy Morton was Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) between 6 September 2022 and 25 October 2022. Previously she was Minister of State in the Department for Transport from 8 February 2022 to 6 September 202…
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Wendy Wyver took up her role as Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission to the British Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, in January 2024. She joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 1993. Her previous over…
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Will Butler-Adams OBE joined Brompton Bicycles in 2002, became a director in 2006 and took over as the MD in 2008. Over that period the company has grown from a £2million turnover with 27 staff to one of over £25million turn…
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Will Cavendish was seconded to the Cabinet Office in February 2016. He was the Director General of Innovation, Growth and Technology at the Department of Health from June 2014 to February 2016. Before joining the department,…
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Before joining East West Railway Company, Will was the Operations Director for the National Citizen Service Trust, the fastest growing youth programme in the UK. Will has spent a significant amount of time in senior leadersh…
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Will Garton is Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. He is responsible for leading the department’s work on local government, local growth…
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Will Harris was a non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care from April 2023 to September 2024. Will is currently the founding executive at Bridge F61, a marketing consultancy. His previous experience…
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Will Hayter was appointed Executive Director for Digital Markets at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 1 February 2024. As a member of the CMA Board, Will leads on our Digital Markets work as we prepare to take o…
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Will took up the role of Director for Strategic Planning in MOD Head Office in September 2014. In this role he led MOD’s work on the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review and revision of the National Security Strategy. …
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Will Lifford joined the Charity Commission in January 2021. He is a Chartered Accountant who, for 25 years, was a partner at Grant Thornton, retiring in 2007 as UK Senior Audit Partner. Since then, he has held a number of no…
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Will Macfarlane was appointed as Director General, Tax & Welfare at HM Treasury in September 2025. Prior to this role, Will was Director General, Strategy & Major Events at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport…
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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…