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Helen Measures began her career in the Civil Service in 2001 at a local jobcentre and since then has undertaken a range of policy and operational roles across the Civil Service, latterly specialising in the justice system. H…

Helen is the Director for Corporate Centre at the Department for Exiting the European Union. Her directorate is responsible for the operational running of the department. Helen joined DExEU in July 2017 as HR Director before…

Helen Milne was the Chief Financial Officer for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) from August 2020 to August 2022. She had been Director of Finance and Corporate Services at DVSA since October 2016. Before joi…

Helen Milner OBE was appointed as a non-executive direct at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in November 2024. She is the Group Chief Executive of Good Things Foundation, an international digital inclusi…

Helen Peters is a Legal Director at Pinsent Masons LLP. She is a solicitor specialising in all aspects of UK, EU and international environmental law and policy with significant experience in nuclear regulation and waste mana…

Helen was appointed Chief People Officer at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in January 2025. She had previously been interim Director General for People and Capability at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), starting in…

Helen Smith was appointed as Minister Counsellor Political in June 2023. Between July 2021 and June 2023 she was Deputy Head of Mission and Minister Counsellor Political. Helen joined the Foreign Office in 2004 and has a wid…

Helen Stevens was appointed to the board in 2013 and represents the trade unions, which helps to ensure transparency in governance.

Helen Teasdale has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Ljubljana since August 2021. Prior to Slovenia, Helen was posted to the UK Delegation to the OSCE, where she covered human rights. She has also served …

Helen became Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Croatia in July 2020. She joined the Foreign Office in 2009. Since then her roles have included Desk Officer Zimbabwe, Speechwriter to the Foreign Secretary, Head…

Helen Whately was Minister of State in the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) between 26 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. She was Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury between 16 September 2021 to 8 July 2022. She was p…

Helen Woodward Davies has 25 years’ experience in the nuclear industry, currently serving as the Resource Programme Director for EDF at Hinkley Point C. She was part of the team working on the first new British reactor in 25…

Helen was appointed interim Chief Digital and Information Officer at the Department for Work and Pensions in November 2024.  Helen joined DWP in 2018. Before that, she worked in a variety of technology and digital delivery r…

Helena became Deputy Consul-General Rio de Janeiro and Deputy Director Trade & Investment for Brazil in April 2023. With a focus on Energy, Infrastructure and Defence, Helena works to increase bilateral trade and investm…

Helena was appointed Deputy Director (Strategy and External Engagement) of the Scotland Office in March 2015 after returning from maternity leave. Helena joined the Scotland Office in 2012 and, before taking up her current p…

Helena has responsibility for centralised support services including finance, procurement, human resources, corporate communications, information governance and knowledge management. She has experience as chair of RWM Progra…

Helena Vega-Lozano is the Chief Operating Officer at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development office. Helena was previously a senior Partner in Deloitte’s Technology and Transformation business, with over 30 years’ experi…

Helene Reardon-Bond was appointed Interim Director of the Government Equalities Office in April 2016. She is responsible for the equality strategy and legislation across government. Previously, Helene led on gender equality …

Helga became the Executive Director Youth Custody Service as part of HM Prison and Probation Service in April 2019.

Hema Kotecha took up her appointment as Deputy Head of the UK Mission to the UN, WTO and other International Organisations in Geneva in May 2022. Hema previously served in Ukraine as Counsellor at the British Embassy in Kyiv…

Hemant is currently Chief Financial Officer of Whitbread plc. He was born and educated in London before graduating from the University of Manchester having studied Physics with Astrophysics. He then moved into industry to tr…

Hena Jalil joined HM Land Registry as Non-Executive Director in February 2025. Hena is a technologist and currently the Chief Digital & Information Officer at BT Business. Previous to this, she has held numerous Chief In…

Henrik L Pedersen was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Board of Associated British Ports ( ABP ) in August 2018. ABP is the UK’s leading port owner and operator. ABP operates some of the nation…

Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth served as Prime Minister between 1801 to 1804. Read more about the life and achievements of Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth in our past Prime Ministers section.

Henry Bellingham was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from May 2010 until September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for North West Norfolk on 7 June 2001 and from 9 June 19…

Henry de Zoete is an entrepreneur and alumnus of renowned Silicon Valley start-up accelerator Y Combinator. In 2014, he co-founded The Big Deal which uses tech to facilitate collective bargaining for consumers. In 2018, he w…

Henry Dimbleby was the lead non-executive board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from March 2018 to March 2023. Henry was co-founder of the Leon restaurant chain. He is also co-founder and Dir…

Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston served as Prime Minister between 1855 to 1858 and 1859 to 1865. Read more about the life and achievements of Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston in our past Prime Ministers sec…

Henry Lloyd joined UKGI (formerly ShEx) in June 2015. Henry has spent over twenty-five years in European corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has worked in the UK investment banking teams at JPMorgan, CSFB and …

Henry Pelham served as Prime Minister between 1743 to 1754. Read more about the life and achievements of Henry Pelham in our past Prime Ministers section.

Henry has farmed in the Cotswolds since 1978. He has had various roles at the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), from joining the CLA Council representing Gloucestershire in 1999, to stepping down as President in 2…

After a period in the publishing industry, Henry joined the Ministry of Defence in 2000 where he undertook a range of policy, finance and HR roles. He completed an MBA in 2005 at Imperial College London before being appointe…

Judge Alison Raeside was called to the Bar in 1982 and practiced in civil law in London.  She became a District Judge in 2000. She was appointed to the Circuit Bench in 2011, specialising in family law, and was the Designate…

Herbert Henry Asquith served as Prime Minister between 1908 to 1916. Read more about the life and achievements of Herbert Henry Asquith in our past Prime Ministers section.

Hermione Gough took over as EU Director in Cabinet Office from January 2025.  She was previously in Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2023, including as Director International Economics and G7 sous sherpa.  Hermione has served ove…

Hilary Allison is an environmental consultant currently working for the UN Environment Programme. She was Head of Ecosystem Assessment and Policy Support at UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre until…

Hilary Florek is a strategic communications and marketing specialist with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. Having initially joined the Port of Tyne Board of Directors in 2008, she was Deputy Chair…

As a qualified midwife, Hilary Goodman led the ANNB (antenatal and newborn) screening programmes at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as the ANNB screening co-ordinator and then as the deputy head of midwifery. Her in…

Hilary is an independent consultant specialising in competition and regulation and is currently a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authority. Her core work is in providing best p…

Hilary is a lawyer and former partner in a City law firm, specialising in Intellectual Property. Since leaving the City, has served on several public boards in the science, innovation, health and ethics fields including The …

Hilary took up the role of Director of the Government Equalities Office in July 2016. The Government Equalities Office leads work on policy relating to women, sexual orientation and transgender equality, and is responsible f…

Hiren Dhimar has been the Programme Director for the Shared Rural Network programme since February 2024, and has responsibility for the programme’s overall delivery. He was previously in BDUK from 2015 to 2020 leading on var…

Omar Razzaz is the current Prime Minister of Jordan.

Paul Madden became British Ambassador to Japan in January 2017. He was previously British High Commissioner to Australia (2011-15) and British High Commissioner to Singapore (2007-11). He was Additional Director for Asia Pac…

His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein has been King of Jordan since 1999.

Holger joined UKGI in May 2018 as Head of Banking & Capital Markets of UKGI’s Financial Institutions Group. He has spent over 20 years advising UK and European financial institutions on a broad range of mergers and acqui…

Holly was appointed Director in May 2023 and took up the role of Chief Operating Officer in May 2024.  She has previously held various roles within the Northern Ireland Office, including Acting Director - Safety, Deputy Dire…

Honor joined DFID in 2007 as a senior governance adviser and has worked in Bangladesh, South Sudan and policy division, where she was team leader for the public financial management and anti-corruption team. Most recently, H…