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Jack took up his appointment as Deputy Ambassador and Her Majesty’s Consul at the British Embassy, Republic of Belarus in June 2021. Prior to this, he was in London working as a Team Leader on UK Defence and International Se…
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Jackie Atkinson has been Director of Authorisations at the VMD since 2007. Previously she was head of the quality assessment team. Jackie’s experience as a pharmacist includes 2 years working in a regulatory affairs departme…
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Jackie Barson MBE was High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea from 2010 to 2014. Career with Foreign & Commonwealth Office Nov 2009 - Feb 2010 UKTI (on loan) Prime Minister’s Global Investment Conference Sept 2005 - Sept 2…
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Jackie Currie is the Executive Director for the newly formed Customer Operations directorate, having previously been the Executive Director for Business Operations and Head of Operational Delivery. Jackie Currie joined the S…
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Jackie Doyle-Price was Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy between September 2022 and October 2022. She was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health from…
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Jackie Green is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD). This professional background in Human Resource Management has underpinned a career at executive level in major organisations across he…
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Jackie Hunt was an Executive Director of Prudential plc and the Chief Executive of Prudential UK, Europe and Africa until late 2015. She joined Prudential from Standard Life plc where she was Group Chief Financial Officer. P…
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Jackie Jacob was appointed the Homes and Communities Agency’s Interim Executive Director of Programmes in July 2015. Jackie has worked at the HCA since it launched in 2008, before which she worked in both investment and regu…
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Jackie Kelly is the Chief People Officer for the Disclosure and Barring Service. Jackie started this role and joined the DBS in June 2017. Jackie has over 26 years of experience with People and Organisational change, working…
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Jackie Lockhart joined the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ( CICA ) in September 2009 as Deputy Director, Operations. She was responsible for casework management and the agency’s customer service centre. After 3 yea…
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Jackie joined HS2 in October 2022 as Delivery Services Director within the Civils Delivery Directorate before becoming Civils Delivery Director in March 2024. Jackie has over 30 years of experience in the construction indust…
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Jacky joined HMRC in October 2017 from a private sector background. Jacky is well known in the industry as a senior executive who is a transformational global leader and innovative technologist. She is passionate about the i…
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Jacob is the Interim Chief information officer (CIO) at AXA UK & Ireland. Jacob is also a Non-Executive Director and board member of MIB (Motor Insurers Bureau) and the Allianz Business Services Limited (Premierline). Pr…
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Jacob Meagher is a practising barrister (England and Wales, Republic of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand); is a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge Centre for Business Research; and a Board Member and Truste…
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Jacob Webber started his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2008. He has served in Algeria and Panama, and had various roles in London, most recently leading the Political Team of the UK Government’s task force…
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Jacob Young was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 18 September 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Assistant Government Whip from 20 September 2022.
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Jacqueline is a financial services executive with 30 years experience. She works as a Senior Advisor at the Financial Conduct Authority and previously held senior roles at Western Union, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Charte…
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Jacqueline Lawson-Smith OBE took up her appointment as Deputy Ambassador to the State of Qatar in August 2015. Curriculum vitae 2012 – 2014 FCO, Head of Egypt & Maghreb Department 2011 – 2012 Damascus, Deputy Ambassador …
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Jacqueline Perkins arrived in Minsk in August 2019 to take up her appointment as HM Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus. Before this she was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Kuwait. Jacqueline joined the FCDO in…
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Jacqui Archer is an accomplished Commercial Director and has worked in aerospace, airport operations, naval defence and naval nuclear sectors for more than 20 years as a senior leader. Jacqui has worked as an independent con…
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Jacqui is the Chief Commercial Officer, Head of Corporate Services and Transition Director for NHS Test and Trace/UKHSA. She is a member of the NHS Test & Trace Executive Team of trusted directors in the government’s str…
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Jacqui is a People Consultant and Fellow of the CIPD . From July 2018 to July 2022 Jacqui was People Director (interim and substantive) at 2gether Support Solutions. Between April 2000 and July 2017, she was Head of Human Re…
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Jacqui Smillie is a qualified Chartered Accountant and joined the Student Loans Company (SLC) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director, Finance, Commercial and Estates in July 2018. Before joining SLC, Jacqui …
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Jade Botterill was appointed Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 7 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Ossett and Denby Dale in July 2024.
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Jaee Samant was appointed the Director General of Business Group in January 2025. She was previously the Director General for Public Safety at the Home Office between November 2021 and December 2024. She was the Director Gen…
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Jahnine was appointed to the Child Safeguarding Review Panel November 2021 and became the National Kinship Care Ambassador in September 2024. Jahnine is a care-experienced professional who started her career in children’s ri…
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Jairaj (JJ) Thakkar is a global HR executive and non-executive director with over 20 years’ international experience across life sciences, energy, and consulting. He has held senior roles in the UK, US, Europe, and Asia with…
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Jairaj (JJ) Thakkar is a global HR executive and non-executive director with over 20 years’ international experience across life sciences, energy, and consulting. He has held senior roles in the UK, US, Europe, and Asia with…
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Jake joined the RPA as Chief of Staff in 2019 from the City and Guilds Group where he was Executive Director of Strategy. He previously held positions at the Cabinet Office, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, …
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Jake Richards was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and as Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Rother Valley in July 2024.
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In 2008 Mr Aves coordinated the UK’s political input into Japan’s G8 Chairmanship and in 2011 Mr Aves worked on the UK’s input into the UN Human Rights Council on issues such as Libya, Syria and Iran. In 2012 Mr Aves served …
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James joined Magnox in 2015 as Human Resources Director, on secondment from Cavendish Nuclear. Prior to joining Magnox, James held a number of Human Resources Director roles within Babcock, which he joined in 2010.
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James Bilefield was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in April 2024. James Bilefield is an experienced chair and non-executive director. He serves on a range of publi…
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James Bowler became Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury in October 2022. Prior to this, James served as Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Trade ( DIT ), and before that, he served as Second Permanent Se…
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James Bryce is Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Athens and has been a member of the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office since the 1990s. His last assignment overseas was in Beijing as the Ch…
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James Callaghan served as Prime Minister between 1976 to 1979. Read more about the life and achievements of James Callaghan in our past Prime Ministers section.
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James Cartlidge was a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence between 21 April 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 28 October 2022 to 21 April 2023. He was previously Parliam…
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James has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director for the Home Office in January 2020. James’s career has spanned the infrastructure, transport and financial services industries. James is currently Chairman of GB Railfrei…
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James Cross is the Chief Executive of Natural England, the government’s expert advisor on the natural environment for England; and a member of Defra ’s Executive Committee. James was previously the Chief Executive of the Mar…
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James Dauris is the British Ambassador to Panama, an appointment he took up in March 2024. James joined the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in 1995 and served as Head of the Latin American Department (2019 to 2…
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James Dowler was appointed as Deputy Director for Constitutional Policy and the Scotland Bill in September 2015. James joined the Civil Service in 2009 and has worked in the Ministry of Justice and the Cabinet Office in vari…
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James Dowler was appointed as Deputy Director for Constitutional Policy and the Scotland Bill in September 2015. James joined the Civil Service in 2009 and has worked in the Ministry of Justice and the Cabinet Office in vari…
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James Dowler was appointed as Deputy Director for Constitutional Policy and the Scotland Bill in September 2015. James joined the Civil Service in 2009 and has worked in the Ministry of Justice and the Cabinet Office in vari…
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James Downer has been His Majesty’s Ambassador to Algeria since January 2025. He has previously served as Deputy Head of Mission in Baghdad from 2020 to 2022 and Deputy Consul-General in Jerusalem between 2015 to 2018. His l…
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James Duddridge was Minister for International Trade at the Department for International Trade from 7 September 2022 to 26 Oct 2022. He was previously Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury between 8 July 2022 and…
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James Ford is Deputy Head of Mission at the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), based in Vienna. He took up his position in June 2025. James has served as a British diplomat sinc…
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A career business banker, his last role in a commercial bank was a UK wide role as Head of External Affairs for RBS/Nat West interacting with HMT, BEIS, Bank of England, British Business Bank and the key Business Groups on a…
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Jim was appointed Legal Secretary to the Advocate General from 1 February 2024.