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Victor arrived in Yerevan in November 2020. Since joining the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2003, he has served across a number of political and management roles in Latin America, including Quito, Mexico Ci…
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Victoria Billing was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark in March 2026 . In May 2026, she was accredited by His Majesty the King of Denmark and began her official posting. Victoria was FCDO Director …
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Victoria took up the post of Deputy Director for Corporate Services in October 2016. She worked most recently in the Scottish Government where she headed up the European Relations team before working on the Scottish Governme…
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Vic Busby became His Majesty’s High Commissioner to Malta in September 2025. Before this, Vic was Director Protocol and Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) from Sep…
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Victoria Cochrane was appointed as a non-executive member of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Board in November 2014 and also was the chair of the HMCTS Audit and Risk Assurance Committee until November 2020. Victoria i…
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Victoria Davies was the senior lawyer managing the Legal Transport Team at the Welsh Government until her appointment as Traffic Commissioner. Victoria Davies was appointed as the Traffic Commissioner for Wales in February 2…
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Full name Victoria Glynis Dean (née Courtney) Married to Marcus Scott Dean (September 2006 in Sussex, UK) Children Abigail Victoria Emily Dean, born July 2007 in Brussels, Belgium) Leo Hudson Rees Dean, born November 2010 in…
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Victoria Harrison was appointed British Ambassador to Slovenia in August 2024. After graduating in Russian from the University of Nottingham, Victoria joined the UK Diplomatic Service in 1997 and has served overseas as Secon…
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Victoria James took up post in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as Head of Political Section at the British Embassy Abu Dhabi in July 2017. Victoria has worked in several government departments, including on Strateg…
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Victoria MacDonald has been Head of Advisory & Legislation Division in the Office of the Advocate General since 02 September 2019.
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Victoria was appointed to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel in November 2025. Victoria has been a qualified teacher for 26 years. She has 14 years of school leadership experience in the primary school sector, incl…
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Victoria joined the Mining Remediation Authority as People and Engagement Director in June 2024. Victoria has a long-standing passion for the environment and has spent her career working in the environmental field for both t…
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Vijay Rangarajan was a Director General at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from 2020 to 2024. His role initially focused on the Americas and Overseas Territories, and later on the Indo-Pacific, Middle East…
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Dr Vikas Shah MBE DL is a Non-Executive Board Member of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). He is also Non-Executive Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. He was also a Non-Executive mem…
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Mr Talwar has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad Interim to the Republic of Vanuatu. He joined the UK diplomatic service in 2003 and has had postings to New York, Geneva, Brussels, Guatemala, Peru, Sudan, South Sudan, Mauri…
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Vincent Devine was appointed Government Chief Security Officer and Head of the Government Security Function in December 2021. Vincent joined the civil service in 1993 and has worked in a wide range of security and national s…
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Vindi has been Chairman of UK Government Investments Limited (UKGI) since September 2021 He is currently also Chair at Marie Curie, a Senior NED at GlaxoSmithKline, a NED of The Economist Group and Partner of CD&R. He ha…
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Virginia McVea is a lawyer who qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in 1993, specialising in European Law, Human Rights and Litigation in private practice. An expert in the duty of the state to protect life, she is a…
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Viscount Camrose was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology between 7 March 2023 and 5 July 2024.
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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 interim Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Will was previously Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities. Prior to this he was Director for Pu…
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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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William Longhurst (known as Bill) arrived in Minsk in July 2026 to take up his appointment as Chargé d’Affaires en titre of the United Kingdom in the Republic of Belarus. Before taking up this appointment, he completed full-…
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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.