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  • Andrew Ayre became the British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh in March 2017. Andrew is a career diplomat with thirty years experience. He has previously worked in Europe, the Middle East and South America as well as fou…

  • Andrew Baigent was appointed as Chief Finance Officer at HM Courts & Tribunals Service in August 2017, following five years as the Finance Director at the Department of Health. Andrew is a fellow of the Institute of Char…

  • Andrew Beattie - Currently on sabbatical. Andrew Beattie joined as the Director of Planning and Regulation and Head of Regulation and Licensing for the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). He was appointed Director of Opera…

  • Andrew Bonar Law served as Prime Minister between 1922 to 1923. Read more about the life and achievements of Andrew Bonar Law in our past Prime Ministers section.

  • Andrew Bowes has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Angola since February 2012. Andrew joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997. He has previously served in Portugal, Timor-Leste and Mozambique. …

  • Andrew Bowie was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 7 February 2023. Andrew was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports) at …

  • Andrew Caldwell is taking on the role of Interim Head of the Defence and Security Accelerator from July 2020 while current Head Anita Friend, goes on maternity leave. Andrew has previously worked for the Government Chief Sci…

  • Andrew took up his role as Acting Director General, Finance and Corporate Services Group in September 2013. Career Andrew’s previous roles have given him knowledge of a wide range of policy issues, from aviation to neighbour…

  • Andrew is an experienced General Counsel and specialist nuclear industry lawyer with significant knowledge of the business and of managing complex legal issues at a national and international level.

  • Andrew joined HM Treasury (HMT) in September 2022 as Director Public Spending, where he leads the teams responsible for delivering high quality government financial reporting and data, with a focus on using this information …

  • Andrew Champ has 30 years of international major project development and delivery experience including successful delivery of Barakah Nuclear Power plant in the UAE. Having worked in the supply chain and as a Client Andrew i…

  • Andrew became Regional Director for the North West and West Midlands in November 2021. Before this he was appointed Regional Director for the North West in November 2016, taking on responsibility for the South West as well i…

  • Appointed Non-Executive Director to the VMD in May 2014 until his death in August 2018. Veterinary Medicines Directorate

  • Andrew Cumpsty was previously Leader of Reading Borough Council (2010 to 2012), and a Councillor from 2004 to 2014. He was previously the co-founder and former Deputy Chairman of the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise …

  • Andrew Dalgleish LLB took up the position of Deputy High Commissioner in the British High Commission in Pakistan in July 2022. Prior to that he spent a year in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London wor…

  • Andrew became the Deputy Head of Mission at British Embassy Budapest in July 2022. His previous roles include running the cross-government Africa Security and Stability Policy Unit (covering migration, serious and organised …

  • Andrew has been on loan to DCMS from the Home Office since February 2022, first as Head of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Team and then as Director of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Government Coordination Centre. Unti…

  • Andrew Emmett was appointed Director, Finance and Analysis at the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) in November 2012. Previously he has held senior roles in the Audit Commission, Department of Health and the Minist…

  • Andrew joined DVLA in 2010 as Head of Commercial Services, moving to become Assistant Director (Commercial) in 2012. He became Commercial Director in May 2015. Education Andrew holds a Master of Science degree in Procurement…

  • Andrew has been the Programme Director for Project Gigabit since February 2021, and has responsibility for overall programme delivery and for the BDUK team of local delivery managers. He was previously in BDUK from 2011 to 2…

  • Andrew Fleming is the British Deputy High Commissioner to Kolkata. Prior to arriving in Kolkata, Andrew Fleming served as British Deputy High Commissioner to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 5 years and then as Officer on Sp…

  • Andrew Ford was the Interim Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Mexico City from November 2021 to April 2022. He was previously Deputy Head of Mission in Bogotá and has spent most of his career working in the Am…

  • Andrew Forrest joins Magnox with more than 20 years’ experience from a range of leadership roles in both Customer and Supply Chain organisations in the Nuclear and Petrochemical industry. He has held roles at BNFL/Sella…

  • Andrew has worked in the commercial, procurement and supply chain profession for the whole of his career, working in health, infrastructure international aid, construction and local government before joining the Civil Servic…

  • Andrew Garth took up his appointment as British Ambassador to Slovakia in October 2014. His previous roles are listed below: 2010 - 2014 UKTI, Head, Commercial Development Unit 2008 - 2010 FCO, Head, EU Enlargement & Pre…

  • BIRA (British Independent Retailers Association) CEO Andrew Goodacre has devoted his career to strengthening Britain’s high streets and the communities they support. Since taking over BIRA’s leadership in 2018, Andrew has ex…

  • BIRA (British Independent Retailers Association) CEO Andrew Goodacre has devoted his career to strengthening Britain’s high streets and the communities they support.  Since taking over BIRA’s leadership in 2018, Andrew has e…

  • Andrew Griffith was appointed Minister of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 13 November 2023. He was previously Economic Secretary to the Treasury between 27 October 2022 and 13 November 2023…

  • Andrew Griffiths was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from January 2018 to July 2018. He was a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 17 J…

  • Andrew has been with the Branch since its inception in 2004, was Deputy Chief Inspector from 2015 and was appointed Chief Inspector in 2022. His railway career before RAIB included a number of design and project engineering …

  • Andrew’s professional experience is in governance, communications, leadership and change management, across a range of sectors including government, regulatory bodies, not-for-profit, professional services and passenger tran…

  • Andrew Heyn OBE, British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, took office in October 2016. Andrew joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 1989 and served in Caracas, Lisbon and Dublin before his most r…

  • Andrew Hood stood down from the lead non-executive board member role at Department for International Trade on 15 March 2021. He was appointed in November 2020. Andrew is a: founding partner at Oxford Research & Analysis …

  • Andrew joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990. He has held a wide range of positions in the FCO and across government. He was Deputy Ambassador in Argentina, Counsellor for the Knowledge Economy in India, a…

  • British Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal from 26 April 2013 to 2015 Secondment to the European Union as Deputy Head of the EULEX Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo from October 2010 Her Majesty’s Ambassador,…

  • Andrew Pearce OBE was appointed Governor of Montserrat in January 2018. Andy joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office after a period engaged in scientific research. He has had overseas postings in Bangkok, Bucharest, Preto…

  • Andrew Jones was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport from November 2018 to July 2019. He was Exchequer Secretary to HM Treasury from 15 June 2017 to 8 January 2018. He was Parliamentary Und…

  • Andrew started his career in the Civil Service on the day the then Prime Minister called the 1997 General Election, originally as a policy officer in the then Department of the Environment dealing with planning rules for tel…

  • Andrew Key was appointed Director of Government Skills and Curriculum Unit in February 2024. Before this he was Chief Executive of the Judicial Office, supporting the Lady Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals in t…

  • Andrew Lawrence has held several positions in professional services, corporate and not for profit sectors including as Chair of the Board, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, Non-Executive Director and Finance Director. His c…

  • Andy Lison is a Chartered Engineer with extensive programme leadership experience gained during a 30 year career in the Royal Navy. While serving in the military, Andy held a range of roles and responsibilities, anchored in …

  • Andrew McAllister took up his appointment as Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to Kazakhstan in October 2017. Andrew joined the FCO in 1988, and has previously served overseas in Karachi, Seoul, Dhaka, Shanghai and Hyd…

  • Andrew McCully was the Director General for Schools in the Department for Education, previously Director General for Early Years and Schools until March 2023. In a 35-year career in the civil service, Andrew held a wide rang…

  • Andrew McNaughton was appointed Technical Director at High Speed Two Limited in February 2012, following 2 years as Chief Engineer. Andrew is also: Special Professor of Rail Engineering at Nottingham University a Visiting Pr…

  • Andrew Millar has British Consul General in Houston, Texas since August 2011. He joined the Civil Service in 1994 working as a regulatory economist within the Office of Gas Supply and joined the FCO in 1996, as regional econ…

  • Andrew Millard has been the Chief Financial Officer at UKHO since June 2007. Andrew is a chartered accountant was previously group financial director at McMillan-Scott PLC and finance director of the Wolverhampton Express an…

  • Andrew Mitchell was a Director General in Department for Business and Trade (DBT) from February 2023 to November 2023. As Director General for Domestic and International Markets and Exports, Andrew was responsible for the de…

  • Andrew started his career as a graduate in Magnox in the late 1990’s and after a period of working in the private sector re-joined Magnox in 2019 as the Site Director at Harwell and Winfrith. Prior to this Andrew worked for …

  • Andrew Murdoch is Legal Director at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He was Acting Legal Adviser at the FCDO during March and April 2022. Andrew Murdoch joined the Royal Navy in 1990. In 2000 he was …

  • Andrew held a variety of procurement roles before joining Babcock International Group in 2012. Andrew was seconded into Magnox in 2015 as Head of Procurement, becoming Business Services Director in 2017.