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Geoffrey has held four British and international Chief Executive posts in the public health and regulatory sectors, namely as Chief Executive of the UK’s Health and Safety Executive, the European Food Safety Agency, the UK’s…
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Geoffrey has worked both in private sector infrastructure finance and in Whitehall. From 1995 to 2002 he worked for Deutsche Bank as a Managing Director and head of project finance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He …
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George Beveridge was a member of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) Board from August 2009 to April 2016.
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George Canning served as Prime Minister between 1827 to 1827. Read more about the life and achievements of George Canning in our past Prime Ministers section.
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George Edgar OBE was British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji from 2020 to 2021. Prior to the appointment he was Deputy Director & Coronavirus Task Force in FCO. Other roles include European Union Ambassador to …
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George joined the FCO in 1991 from the Northern Ireland Office. His last overseas posting was as the British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, and Governor of Pitcairn. He was previously Consul-General in Boston; a…
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George Freeman was Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology between 7 February 2023 and 13 November 2023. George was previously Minister of State in the Department for Business, Energy and I…
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George Grenville served as Prime Minister between 1763 to 1765. Read more about the life and achievements of George Grenville in our past Prime Ministers section.
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George Hamilton Gordon Earl of Aberdeen served as Prime Minister between 1852 to 1855. Read more about the life and achievements of George Hamilton Gordon Earl of Aberdeen in our past Prime Ministers section.
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George Hodgson has been the British Ambassador to Colombia since September 2022. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He has previously served in Dakar, Washington, Kabul, Islamabad, Brussels and London. Da…
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George Jenkins OBE was appointed as Chairman of the SSRO on 1 January 2017. He is currently the chairman of the Professional Standards Authority which has oversight of nine regulators and 24 Accredited Registers who regulate…
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George Lusty was appointed interim Executive Director for Consumer Protection and Markets at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 26 February 2024. George was a member of the CMA’s senior executive team and an adv…
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George McRobbie is Managing Director of Tilhill Forestry Limited and has over 40 years’ experience in the forestry and timber sectors. He has a BSc in Forestry from Aberdeen University and is a former President and a Fellow …
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George Mpanga was born to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael’s Estate in Neasden, north-west London and began performing rap and grime when he was 15 years old. He attended Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet, an elite selective…
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Non Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at National Grid plc and Vallares plc. Non Executive Director, Saab AB. Former CFO and Board member BAE Systems plc. Former Non Executive Director of Orange plc and Air…
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George Russell manages the pensions and social security teams at the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD). George joined GAD from the private sector in 1994, gaining regulatory and policy-making experience in secondments to…
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George Sherriff was the British Deputy Ambassador to The Gambia from January 2012 until November 2014. He studied at Edinburgh University and upon graduating spent several years working in international development and polit…
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George Turkington CBE was appointed as interim Director General Country Programmes in June 2019. Prior to this he was the Director for West and Southern Africa following his role as Head of DFID Ethiopia. George has worked i…
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Georgia Bottomley was appointed Head of Operations Finance Business Partnering in October 2020, a role which includes responsibility for the Legal Aid Agency. She joined the MoJ in 2017, having previously worked in the Depar…
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Georgia Gould was appointed Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education on 6 September 2025. She was previously Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office between 9 July 2024 and 6 Se…
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Georgia joined HMCTS in 2017 as Deputy Director of Communications, following roles in local government, the NHS, housing and regeneration. She became Director of Communications from August 2020.
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Geraint Spearing became the Chief Executive of the Defence Electronics Components Agency (DECA) upon launch of the Agency in April 2015. He took up the position as the CE (designate) in June 2014 where he led the formation o…
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Gerald is a microbiologist who is a Chartered Biologist and a member of the Society of Biology and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Since leaving the NHS in 1978, he has worked in senior roles in manufacturing and quality ass…
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Gerald Howarth was Minister for International Security Strategy from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Aldershot on 1 May 1997. Education Gerald was educated at Haileybury and ISC Junior School, …
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Gerald Jones was Assistant Whip, House of Commons between 10 July 2024 and 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare in July 2024.
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Gerald Ronson is a UK property developer and entrepreneur. In addition to his business interests in the property and petrol retailing sectors, he is a recognised philanthropist, having raised over £100 million and personally…
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Geraldine is a graduate in Economics from Jesus College, Cambridge University and in International Relations from SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. She has worked in a range of Foreign Policy and National Security roles for th…
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Geraldine Terry was a Non-Executive Director at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency between June 2014 and May 2017.
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Gerallt Evans was Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wales prior to his appointment as Traffic Commissioner. Gerallt Evans was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England i…
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Gerard Connell is Non-executive Director, Board to HM Land Registry. He has over 30 years executive experience in strategic, financial and operational roles in industry and the City at: Wincanton Unigate Bankers Trust Compan…
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Gerry has a long history in Cumbria and served as a Board Director of Gen 2 Apprentice Training Company for four years as well as Non-Executive Director of Britain’s Energy Coast and Director of NMP Limited. He was Senior Vi…
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Gerry Murphy was a non-executive board member of the Department of Health and Social Care from 2014 to July 2024. He also chaired its Audit and Risk Committee. He is a co-opted member of the NHS England audit and risk assura…
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Gerry Murphy became Chief Operating Officer of the Olympic Delivery Authority ( ODA ) on 1 April 2013. She joined the ODA as Head of Finance in January 2009 and became its Director of Finance in February 2011. Gerry was prev…
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Gerry joined High Speed Two ( HS2 ) as HR Director in May 2017 and is responsible for the design, development and implementation of the strategic people strategy of HS2 . Gerry’s key areas of focus are to ensure that the nec…
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Geth has worked for the Wales Office since 2007, specialising in constitutional matters and legislation. He joined the Civil Service in 1992, having previously worked for BT. His posts in the Civil Service have included: Bil…
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Gideon Dewhirst joined as Deputy Ambassador to Czech Republic in April 2018. Curriculum Vitae 2015 - 2018 FCO, Head of Strategic Engagement, Campaigns & Engagement Department 2013 - 2015 FCO, Head of Team, Mediterranean …
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Gila Sacks started her role as Director General, Families Group at the Department for Education on 1 October 2025. Before her appointment she was Director of Medicines at the Department for Health and Social Care ( DHSC ), a…
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Giles joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 2004. He has served in various diplomatic Posts overseas, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, and Mauritania. He has also worked …
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Giles Lever was HM Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan from 2021 to 2024. Mr Lever joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990 and has worked in a wide range of roles, including in Africa, on the Middle East a…
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Mr Giles Portman took up the position of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Romania in October 2023. Dates Role 2021 to 2022 FCDO , Director Europe, Europe Directorate 2020 to 2021 FCDO , Director EU Exit, Europe Directorate 2019 t…
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Giles Paxman was the British Ambassador to Spain 2009 to 2013. He was born in 1951. He studied at Oxford University before joining the Department of the Environment on its creation in 1974. After transferring to the Diplomat…
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Giles Whitaker was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Tehran from November 2018 to December 2021. After studying for a degree in History & Politics, Giles joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 198…
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Gill joined HMRC in 2014. She advises HMRC and HM Treasury and is responsible for all aspects of tax law, leading a large litigation team, which safeguards billions of pounds worth of tax revenues. From 2010 to 2014 Gill was…
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Gill Atkinson was appointed her Majesty’s Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria in Abuja in July 2019. Prior to this appointment, she was, for a short period, the acting Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Gill Atkinson st…
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Gill is a Commercial Director who has worked within the Defence, Aerospace and Transport Industries for 25 years. She has been responsible for leading teams for bidding and delivering complex programmes involving national a…
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Curriculum Vitae Ms Gill Fraser, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Paris Gill Fraser was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in Scotland and has been a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office since 2002. Prior to joining th…
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Gill Lever is a career diplomat with extensive experience across Africa, Asia and Europe. Her overseas postings have included Romania, India, Japan and South Sudan, where she served as Deputy Head of Mission in Juba. She has…
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Gillian Arthur joined the Export Guarantee Advisory Council (EGAC) in April 2009. Gillian was previously head of philanthropy services at Sanne Group, which specialises in the provision of offshore management and control and…