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  • Frank joined the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in February 2017. He has responsibility for security, cyber, information governance, ICT, the CEO’s Office, the Project Management Office and the provision of other Co…

  • Frederic holds a master’s in engineering from Ecole Centrale de Lyon and an MBA from Insead. After a short commission in the French Hydrographic Service he spent his early career in field based roles in the upstream oil and …

  • Frederick Robinson Viscount Goderich served as Prime Minister between 1827 to 1828. Read more about the life and achievements of Frederick Robinson Viscount Goderich in our past Prime Ministers section.

  • Freya Guinness is Director General for Corporate Services and Chief Operating Officer at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ( DSIT ). Freya was Director General for Corporate Services at the Department for…

  • Gabriel joined Ocado Technology in 2020 as Chief Data Officer, bringing over 10 years’ experience leading data science teams and helping organisations realise the value of their data. At Ocado Technology, his role is to help…

  • Gaenor Bagley was a Non Executive Director at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from May 2018 to August 2020. Gaenor has a particular interest in talent management and leadership development within international organisa…

  • As an HR and transformation professional, Gaenor has worked both nationally and internationally at senior levels in the private sector for over 15 years. Her career has included a range of roles across HR and business transf…

  • Gagan Mohindra was Assistant Government Whip from 18 September 2023 to 5 July 2024.

  • Gail Cartmail is an Assistant General Secretary (AGS) at Unite the Union. Her main role is to lead the union’s construction, energy, finance and public service teams, campaigning for better terms and conditions for members i…

  • Gareth Bacon was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024.

  • Gareth Bayley was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt in May 2021. Gareth was the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Develop…

  • Gareth Beaumont has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Asunción since March 2024. Prior to this, Gareth worked in a range of policy roles at the FCDO and the Home Office, including in national security and…

  • Gareth Davies is Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business and Trade. Previously he was Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade. Gareth has also been the Second Permanent Secretary and a Direct…

  • Gareth Davies was Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury between 21 April 2023 and 5 July 2024. Previously, Gareth was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in November 2022, and ser…

  • Gareth Gregory is Acting Chief Finance Officer for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and a member of the DBS board. Gareth is also the Director for Finance at the Disclosure and Barring Service. He took on this role i…

  • Gareth Hoar was appointed British High Commissioner to Samoa in April 2023 . Before this, he was the British Consul-General in Wuhan from 2018 to 2022. Gareth joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1984, first…

  • Gareth Johnson was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022. He was previously Lord Commissioner (Government Whip) from 9 February 2022 to 20 September …

  • Gareth joined Companies House in April 2007 as Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies. Prior to this Gareth was Director for Environment, Planning and Countryside at the Welsh Assembly Government. In a long and varied ca…

  • Gareth has been Chief Information Officer at the Financial Conduct Authority since 2009. Gareth currently serves as the Chief Information Officer for the Financial Conduct Authority and has previously worked in senior positi…

  • Gareth Llewellyn was the Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) from April 2016 to December 2020. Before joining DVSA , Gareth: was the Group Safety, Technical and Engineering Director for Networ…

  • Gareth Lloyd joined Companies House in February 2014 and was responsible for leading the digital transformation of the organisation, with responsibility for digital by default and open data. He managed the Technology, Corpor…

  • Gareth Moore was Her Majesty’s Consul in Recife 2011 to 2015. He was previously the Pro-Consul in Natal, responsible for the welfare of British citizens in the North East of Brazil. Before coming to Brazil in 2005, Gareth wo…

  • Gareth Rhys Williams was appointed as Chair of National Highways in April 2024. Gareth was a Non-Executive Director for the Crown Commercial Service from January 2017 to November 2024. He was Government Chief Commercial Offi…

  • Gareth joined the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in 2019, after 19 years working in Aerospace, Power generation and New build projects, where he undertook a number of leadership roles across operational sites and ma…

  • Gareth Thomas was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Businesses and Exports) at the Department for Business and Trade on 9 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Harrow West in Ju…

  • Gareth Ward joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1996. He has served in British Embassies in Russia and China. He was Her Majesty’s Ambassador in Hanoi from August 2018 to July 2022. Follow Gareth on Twitter @Gareth…

  • Gareth Weir became Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy Seoul in July 2022. He is here with his wife and two children. Gareth joined the (as was) Department for International Development in 2011 from a global management …

  • Gareth Wynn Owen started as the Deputy High Commissioner to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in September 2022. He is responsible for all aspects of the UK’s engagement in the two Telugu states. As the Deputy High Commissioner, …

  • Gary has spent his career in the development and supply of mission-critical wireless communications solutions to public safety, industrial and transportation sectors. He has previously held senior global positions at Sepura …

  • Gary is an Independent Member of the Intellectual Property Office Steering Board. He has recently completed three years in the private sector as chief executive of a2om International in Surrey; providing driver education sof…

  • Gary Blanchard is the Chief Operating Officer at the Disclosure and Barring Service. Gary took on this role at the DBS in November 2017. Before joining DBS, Gary worked in the business process outsourcing industry. He held a…

  • Gary Davies was appointed Deputy Head of Mission and Her Majesty’s Consul to the Republic of Moldova in March 2019. Previously he was Deputy Head of Mission to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Gary was Head of Appointme…

  • Gary joined Border Force as Director Border Systems in October 2013. He has had over 20 years’ experience as a member of Executive Boards for organisations and companies operating in the Mining, Finance, Transport, Environme…

  • Gary has a BA in History from Cambridge University. He worked in the banking industry for over 20 years, predominantly with ABN AMRO where he held a number of positions including Global Head of Markets and Global Head of Com…

  • Gary Pugh OBE began his career as a forensic scientist in 1979 and in 1989 secured a place on a Cabinet Office programme for scientists and technologists which included experience in the development of government policy, wor…

  • Gary was appointed as Company Secretary in December 2015, having previously carried out the roles of Senior Manager - Legal and Compliance and Head of Legal and Corporate Services. Prior to joining the Student Loans Company …

  • Gavin Cook joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He was Deputy Head of Mission in Ghana, and has done postings in Ethiopia and Ukraine. Gavin has held a range of positions in the UK, including Deputy Director S…

  • Gavin previously headed the Regulatory Affairs Section (Application Management, Supply & Northern Ireland Protocol Teams) within the VMD. Gavin is a career Civil Servant working firstly in MAFF / Defra and has been with …

  • Gavin Lambert became Director General, Competition, Markets and Regulatory Reform at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in May 2023. He shares the role with Caleb Deeks . He was Director General, Market Frameworks a…

  • Gavin was the Development Director, Official Development Assistance, British High Commission, New Delhi, India. Gavin was previously head of DFID’s office in Burma since June 2013 and before that was based in DFID’s London o…

  • Gavin Robert (appointed in 2013) is a solicitor with over 20 years’ experience in EU/UK competition law, and has been a partner for 14 years with international law firm Linklaters (from which he retired as a partner at the e…

  • Gavin became Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Bratislava in April 2025. Previously he served as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Podgorica (2016-19), Political Secretary in the British Embassy Seoul…

  • As Strategy & Change director and SRO, Gemma is responsible for the delivery of Reform, the £1 bn courts and tribunals modernisation that will see the introduction of new online services, more efficient court processes a…

  • Gemma is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Skills England. She formerly worked at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, where she most recently served as the Director of Education, Work, and Skills.

  • Gemma Pearce joined the Coal Authority as a non-executive director on 1 April 2016 and has been reappointed from April 2019. She has 18 years experience in the public sector, including as Chief Executive of the Mental Health…

  • Gemma was Director of Funding at the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) from 24 April 2023 to 31 March 2025.

  • Gemma is an accomplished diplomat with experience in a wide variety of areas of diplomatic work and a strong background in public service. She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2013 on a graduate scheme for the F…

  • Gen Kitchen was appointed Assistant Whip, House of Commons, on 20 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Wellingborough and Rushden in July 2024.