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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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Bill was infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated factor 8. He now has advanced liver cancer. Bill founded and was Chair of Haemophilia Scotland until 2024, and has contributed significantly to two public inquiries int…
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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 APHA Director of Science Capability (formerly Director of Transformation) from June 2020 until November 2025. She first joined the agency in 1984. Her career in APHA includes: Head of Pathology & Anima…
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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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Zoe Rose-Higgins was appointed as Interim Public Safety and Development Director at the Mining Remediation Authority in April 2026. Zoe joined the organisation in April 2015 as an engineer within the public safety and subsid…
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Zoe joined the Cabinet Office in December 2025 as Director of Employee Experience and People Performance within the Government People Group. This is her first role in the Cabinet Office, where she leads the Inclusive Practic…
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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…