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Chris Ward was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office on 6 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven in July 2024.
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Chris Westwood joined the GIAA as an Operational Director on 1 April 2016. His directorate covers audit services to the following Departments and arms-length bodies: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Depart…
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Chris is Deputy CEO (job share) at the UK Space Agency. Together with Annelies Look, he is responsible for the delivery of all the UK Space Agency’s major programmes, from space science, exploration and Earth Observation mis…
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Chris Wood was HM Consul-General in Shanghai from July 2019 to 2023. September 2016 to March 2019: European External Action Service (EEAS), Deputy Head, EU Delegation to China March 2013 to August 2016: FCO, Director, Britis…
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Chris Wright joined the British Embassy in July 2019 as Political Counsellor before taking the position of Acting Deputy Head of Mission in March 2022. He joined the UK Diplomatic Service in 2003, and was previously Head of …
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Christian Brodie was appointed Chair of the Student Loans Company in December 2013. A law graduate of Oxford University, he started his career as a corporate finance lawyer with Herbert Smith & Co. In 1985 he joined S.G.…
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Christian is the Director of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). Formerly Director of Policy and speechwriter to Iain Duncan Smith, he is a regular commentator on social policy across national and international media. He ha…
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Christian Rogg is currently serving as the British High Commissioner to Ghana since August 2025. He was previously the Director for Development and Open Societies at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCD…
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Christian Wakeford was appointed Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) on 7 September 2025. He was previously Assistant Whip, House of Commons between 10 July 2024 and 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for B…
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Christina is the Cabinet Office Chief People Officer. Christina reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer for the Cabinet Office, and is the strategic people partner to the Permanent Secretaries across the Cabinet Offi…
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Christina Scott is Director General Network at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The Director General Network leads and manages our global network, ensuring the FCDO acts as the integrator of HMG’s p…
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Christine Addison joined the Homes and Communities Agency as a director on 3 November 2014. Before this Christine was Chief Officer, Asset Management and Regeneration at Leeds city council. She was responsible for major init…
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Christine Bellamy is the Interim Director General for Digital Products. She was appointed in January 2026. Christine was previously Government Chief Product Officer, appointed on an interim basis from January 2025 to Decembe…
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Christine is a practicing solicitor and has held a range of senior positions including as a member of the Senior Management Team at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; as a Town Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer; a…
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Christine is Director for People Capability and Change. She took up this role for MHCLG from 8 January 2018, and previously held it at DCLG from 12 October 2015 to January 2018. Prior to Christine’s appointment to DCLG , she…
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Christine McNeill took on the role of acting Deputy Head of Mission in January 2014, having originally come to Sarajevo in March 2013 in a new role as First Secretary Political. She will serve as DHM until the appointment of…
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Christine’s professional background includes a successful full-time career in education with leadership roles in schools, Ofsted and local government, focusing on development and improvement in the quality of teaching and le…
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Christine Quinn was appointed Regional Schools Commissioner for West Midlands on 3 October 2016. Before her appointment, Christine was CEO of Ninestiles Academy Trust. Earlier in her career she worked as: an English teacher …
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Christine Tacon has a portfolio career combining her commercial expertise with her understanding of the food chain and the public sector. She is a Chartered Engineer with 12 years experience in sales and marketing of fast mo…
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Chris Allan became Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in May 2023. Chris was previously Director, International Strategy and Engagement at the Department fo…
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Christopher Banahan joined the FCO in 2002 and has worked in a range of areas including Colombia, Afghanistan, the European Union, the UN and security. In 2017 he joined the embassy in Bolivia as Deputy Head of Mission and f…
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Christopher Garnett is a director of Anglian Water Services Ltd. He is a member of the National Railway Museum Advisory Board and a trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust. He has previously held roles as: Chairman of GNER, …
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Chris was in the post of Consul General in Melbourne and Head of the UK Office for South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria from September 2016 till June 2020. Prior to this role, Chris was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Repu…
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Christopher Kinsella was a member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board from 2012 to 2016. Christopher is the former Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute having previously been Chief Financial Officer…
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Christopher Muttukumaru was appointed as the General Counsel at the Department for Transport ( DfT ) in 2011. Career Christopher leads a group of over 90 lawyers which advises the DfT and its executive agencies. His governme…
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Formerly Chief HR Officer of the energy supplier Npower, Christopher is currently a Board Member of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority and a Governor of Cardiff Metropolitan University. Chris began his career with British St…
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Since 2019, Chris has been Deputy Director in the Government Office for Science responsible for science capability, systems, science and innovation across government. From 2015 to 2019, Chris was Regional Director for the De…
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Christopher Prentice took up his appointment in Italy during January 2011. Christopher joined the FCO in 1977 and has spent much of his career on Middle East affairs, including postings in Kuwait and later as Ambassador in A…
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Christopher Pycroft was previously Head of DFID DRC - the Democratic Republic of Congo. He joined DFID in 2001 and previously worked as a governance advisor in DFID Nigeria and DFID South East Asia, and as Deputy Head of DFI…
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Christopher Rodrigues became Chairman of the Port of London Authority in January 2016, Chairman of the Royal Ballet School in January 2020 and Chairman of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency in April 2021. In May 2018 he be…
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Ambassador Christopher Sharrock took up his duties as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OECD in Paris in January 2016. Mr Sharrock was born in 1975 in Reading, UK. He holds a BA Hons in English Language a…
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Christopher Spencer was appointed Assistant Director (Standards and Assessment) in 2006 having joined Service Children’s Education in June 2003 as Senior Inspector Advisor. His previous roles include: senior inspector and Na…
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Christopher was appointed UK Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in February 2016. Christopher joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989. He has completed diplomatic postings to Prague (1991-93), Bangk…
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Ciaran Martin was appointed Constitution Director in 2011. Prior to that Ciaran was the lead official negotiator for the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Scotland in the run-up to the Edinburgh Agreement in 2012 on …
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Ciarán joined the Wales Office as Director in January 2026. He has worked in a number of key roles across the UK Government, most recently in the Northern Ireland Office where he led work on economic and fiscal policy. He pr…
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Clair has been infected and affected by contaminated blood through the loss of her husband, who had severe haemophilia and was co-infected with Hepatitis C and HIV. She became infected with HIV through the course of the rela…
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Claire Bailey graduated from University of Wales, School of Nursing, Cardiff in 1991 and completed specialist training at Kings College London, the University of East Anglia and St George’s University of London. Following an…
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Claire is Corporate Services Director at the UK Space Agency. She provides strategic advice to Agency teams, and leads work to set the Agency’s corporate plan, manage its performance, risks and finances, and develop new rese…
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Prior to joining HMCTS, Claire was Deputy Chief Property Officer at Surrey Council. Claire has worked extensively across the local government landscape and has experience in defining strategy within the wider public sector a…
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Claire Bassett has held senior positions across the public sector, many with a focus on the criminal justice system. She was Deputy Director General at the Independent Office for Police Conduct until May of this year and has…
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Claire Bassett joined the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate in January 2019 and stepped down from her role on 31 August 2020. Claire was the Director of the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate of DIT and Chief …
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Claire Bruce took up post as Deputy High Commissioner in Belmopan in October 2017. Claire moved to Belmopan from New Delhi, India where she worked for the UK’s Defence and Security Organisation. Claire started her Diplomatic…
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Claire Burton started her role as Regional Director for London in September 2022. She was previously the Regional Schools Commissioner for South-East England and South London. Prior to this, Claire was Chief Executive and Ac…
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Claire Burton joined the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) as Chief Executive Officer on 5 January 2015. Her previous roles include: Acting Director of Academies at the Department for Education (DfE) Head of Apprenticeships…
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As VCSE Representative, Claire acts as an intermediary between the Government and the voluntary and social enterprise sectors to champion the Social Value Act and an improvement in commissioning practices. Claire was appoint…
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Curriculum Vitae 2018 - 2022 British High Commissioner to Belize 2012 - 2018 Deputy Director, Protocol Directorate, FCO 2008 - 2012 Deputy Head of Mission, Doha, 2003 - 2007 Deputy Consul General and Director of Trade and In…
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Claire Flint is an experienced Non-executive Director, and Remuneration Committee Chair with particular interest in strategy formulation and implementation and organisational change. She is passionate about organisational pu…
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Claire has developed her career working across a variety of sectors including pharma, environmental and nuclear. Her nuclear experience spans roles from nuclear operations, project, programme and portfolio management through…
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Claire Gilmore was the Senior Investigating Officer in the Office of the Ethical Standards Commissioner in Scotland until her appointment as Traffic Commissioner. Claire Gilmore was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for Scot…