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Dr Carole Crofts was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Republic of Azerbaijan in May 2016. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Carole Mary Crofts 2015 – 2016 Language training 2012 – 2015 UK Trade & Investment, Director, Ene…
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Dr Caroline Johnson was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care between 7 September 2022 and 27 October 2022.
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Dr Carolyn Browne was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2012 and took up her appointment in January 2013. Dr Browne joined the FCO in 1985 and served overseas in Moscow, New York, Brussels a…
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Dr Catherine MacKenzie is a barrister and legal academic. She is a member of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, Dean of Degrees of Green Templeton, University of Oxford, and Governing Master of the Bench of I…
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Dr Catherine Raines was appointed as Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) on 7 September 2015 and, upon the formation of the Department for International Trade, became Director General of International Trade and…
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Chris Castelli joined the UK Space Agency in 2011 as Head of Space Science and was appointed acting director in November 2012. His previous roles include: Head of Space Science, Science and Technology Facilities Council seni…
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Dr Christian Dennys-McClure is no longer the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon nor the non-resident Ambassador to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea since July 2023. Prior to this he was Cabinet Secretariat, Hea…
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Christian Turner is Political Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Christian was appointed UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York in May 2025 and will s…
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Christine McCartney joined Public Health England in October 2012. Career highlights: Senior Advisor on Microbiology Services to Duncan Selbie, CEO Public Health England Senior Responsible Officer for the HCAI Data Capture Sy…
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Dr Christine Thuranira-McKeever is a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. Christine is an agricultural economist who is the Director of Distance Learning at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). Christine’s work and academic…
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Clare Bond is a Reader and Earth Scientist at the University of Aberdeen. She has academic, industry, policy and third sector experience spanning a 20+ year career. Clare specialises in understanding biases and uncertainties…
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Dr Dambisa Moyo is a Commissioner for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. She was a non-executive board member of the Department for International Trade (DIT) from November 2020 to February 2023. Dr. Dambisa Moyo …
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Dan Poulter was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health in September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich on 6 May 2010. Education Dan studied law at…
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Daniel Scott became Programme Manager, Government Chemist in April 2014. He joined LGC in 2008 and has managed other large government funded research programmes as part of LGC ’s role as the UK’s designated National Measurem…
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Dr Dave Smith FIET FRAeS is the National Technology Adviser ( NTA ) having taken up the role in September 2023. A technologist and industrial expert by background, as the NTA , Dave advises the Secretary of State for Science…
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Dr David Allen joined the Defence Board as a non-executive member in 2010. Since his retirement, after a 30-year career at BP , in 2008, David has become a non-executive director and adviser to numerous companies in the ener…
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David Bennett was previously chief executive of Monitor. David’s previous roles have included: non-political Chief Policy Adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair Head of the Policy Directorate and the Strategy Unit in 10 Downin…
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Dr David Ellis was British Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from December 2021 to February 2025. Previous roles 2016 to 2020: Minister and Deputy Head of Mission to Japan. Responsibilities included adv…
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Dr David Grant CBE joined Innovate UK as Interim CEO in January 2015. David was a member of our Governing Board from 2007 to 2014 and has experience and personal knowledge of Innovate UK. David is Chairman of STEMNET and Sen…
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Curriculum Vitae Aug 2017 UK Resident Representative to IAEA and UK Governor to IAEA Board, Vienna Aug 2015 – Jul 2017 Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Mission to International Organisations in Vienna Aug 2012 – Aug 2015 …
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Dr Deirdre Hughes is a policy adviser, academic researcher/writer, trainer and freelance consultant specialising in the impact of careers, employment and skills policies to support the development of jobs and growth. She is …
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Dr Derek Craston became the Government Chemist in June 2008. He is also the Chief Scientific Officer and Managing Director of Science and Innovation at LGC , a life sciences research and testing company. Derek joined LGC in …
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Dr Derek Lacey was appointed to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in November 2019. Derek has recently completed a term as a Director at the International Atomic Energy Agency. He previously had roles as Deputy C…
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Derek trained as a biochemist, obtaining a PhD before completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Cambridge. After six years as a lecturer in Biochemistry at Edinburgh University, Derek changed direction in order to pursue his …
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Dr Dickon Howell joined the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in 2009. His first role was as Head of Strategic Development and since 2011 he has been Head of Marine Licensing. He took up a new role as Acting Director of M…
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Dolores is a Chartered Engineer and an Honorary Fellow of the IET. She has held senior executive positions in private and public sector engineering and technical services organisations in the defence and aerospace and securi…
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Dr Day is the UK government’s drug Recovery Champion. He is a clinician who has led the orientating of clinical practice towards recovery and has a research interest in recovery support services and mutual aid. He is a Clini…
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Ed is a healthcare policy and strategy professional with experience across NHS leadership, central government, and frontline clinical care. Before joining the MHRA, Ed completed a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford University, …
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Elaine is a clinical associate with KPMG and holds a professional doctorate in nursing. She was previously a registered nurse on the governing body of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group. Her experienc…
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Elizabeth was appointed as Schools Commissioner by the Secretary of State for Education, and took post in May 2011. Her mission is to raise standards, tackle underperformance and champion the growth of academies, academy spo…
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Dr. Fazal Dad CBE has over 30 years of experience in education. He has been Principal and Chief Executive for Blackburn College since 2019. He is also the director for The Lancashire Colleges and Bury Grammar School and a pa…
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Dr Felicity Harvey retired as Director General for Public and International Health at the Department of Health in June 2016. Her previous roles included: Director of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit Head of Medicines, Phar…
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Fiona Aldridge has more than 25 years’ experience in the skills sector. Fiona is currently serving as the Chief Executive of the Skills Federation, an organisation that represents sector skills bodies across the UK. Prior to…
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Dr Fiona Rayment OBE joined the Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd Board in December 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Fiona is a chartered chemist and engineer with a PhD in chemistry from the University of Strat…
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Dr Gail Marzetti is Director of Science, Research and Evidence at the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) and Deputy CEO of the National Institute for Health and Care Research. Gail joined DHSC in March 2020 as par…
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Qualifying in medicine in 1981, Gillian has worked in clinical, managerial and leadership roles across different sectors and specialties, in hospitals, general practice and public health. In 1997, she was awarded a British M…
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Gill Tully has worked in forensic science for over 25 years, specialising in DNA, innovation, validation and enhancement of quality standards. Her work has included provision of expert evidence to courts in the UK and overse…
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Glenn joined the MHRA from the Medical Research Council (MRC) where he was Director of Strategy and developed national partnerships with academia, industry and across government as well as building international relationship…
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Dr Graham Shortland qualified from the University of Southampton in 1983. He trained in NHS and academic posts in Southampton, Cardiff and Bristol. He has published research in the areas of paediatric nutrition, inherited me…
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Graham was CEO at the UK Space Agency, an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from 2017-2021. Prior to this he led the Better Regulation Executive, a unit within BEIS. He ho…
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Dr Ian Hudson became chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in September 2013. He is a physician who practiced as a paediatrician for a number of years, before working in the pharmaceutica…
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Dr Ian Leigh joined the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner in 2011 having previously worked as Managing Director of Postwatch, the Consumer Council for Postal Services. Ian is a scientist by training and spent m…
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Ian Peters was originally a member of the Government’s Better Regulation Task Force. His current and previous roles include: Chief Executive of the Institute of Internal Auditors (current) Director of External Affairs at the…
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Ian Selby has worked around the world on marine and coastal projects for over 30 years. From 2009 to 2018 he managed offshore development rights for a wide range of sectors as the Portfolio Manager - Minerals & Infrastru…
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Ian is the Executive Director for Standards, having joined Ofqual in 2019 and having served Ofqual between 2014 and 2015. His previous roles include: Director of Strategic Projects, Ofqual Executive Director for General Qual…
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Irfan Chaudry is a consultant in critical care medicine and anaesthesia at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Manchester University, a member of the Faculty of I…
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Dr James Davies was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office from 27 October 2022 to 13 November 2023. Background: James was born in St Asaph and brought up in Prestatyn. He has family going back many gene…
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James Mapstone started his clinical career in emergency medicine before moving to public health. He did his Public Health MSc at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ( LSHTM ) and was a clinical lecturer in injur…
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James has worked as an analyst in a range of government departments and on secondment to the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), joining the Office for National Statistics in 2013. Since early 2020, he has focused on developing…
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Dr Jane Martin CBE was appointed to the Committee on 1 January 2017 for a five-year term, serving until 31 December 2021. Prior to taking up her role she was the Local Government Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Loc…