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John Staples is Director for Advanced Nuclear Strategy and Fusion Energy in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. He is responsible for UK policy regarding fusion energy and advanced nuclear technologies. Previo…
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John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute served as Prime Minister between 1762 to 1763. Read more about the life and achievements of John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute in our past Prime Ministers section.
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John Studzinski took up his appointment as a non-executive director of the Home Office in April 2016. Mr Studzinski is Vice Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Blackstone, where he is responsible for a number of soverei…
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John Tuckett joined the Royal Navy as an Executive Officer following University specialising in, and commanding, submarines during his service. In 1991, he joined the NHS as Chief Executive of the emerging Teesside Health Au…
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John Anthony Tucknott is British Deputy High Commissioner, Karachi and UK Trade and Investment Director for Pakistan since May 2013. John holds a MA (Hons) in International Studies from King’s College London. His specializat…
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John Varley joined Clinton Devon Estates in 2000 after varied career in senior management with BT plc, mainly in the global and operations divisions. The estate comprises 10,000 hectares across east and north Devon and in ad…
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John Vickerman is a global HR leader with over 30 years of senior director experience in the UK and internationally. He has spearheaded numerous high-profile projects at prestigious organisations, including the BBC, BP Plc, …
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John Virgoe was appointed the UK government’s Envoy to the Commonwealth in June 2025. John was British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam from 2020 to 2024. Before this, he was Head of South-East Asia and Pacific Departm…
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John Ward OBE is a Legal Director in Home Office Legal Advisers in the Government Legal Department (GLD). Having previously led the policing, crime and national security teams, he now leads the five immigration teams. Joh…
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John Watkinson was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Crown Commercial Service in April 2009. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Anglian Water. His previous roles include senior executive positions at Habitat, Wal…
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John Whiting was the Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification ( OTS ), a part-time role he held since the OTS was established. Until 2013 he was the Tax Policy Director of the Chartered Institute of Taxation; previou…
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John joined the MHRA from Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, where he was Chief Executive. His earlier experience includes Director General of the Association of British Healthcare Industries and …
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John Wood joined Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills LLP), the city and international law firm, in 1972 and was a partner from 1982 to 2007. From 2008 to 2014 he was a legal board member of the Charity Commission for …
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John Wotton (appointed in 2013) practised as a Solicitor with Allen & Overy LLP throughout his career, retiring on 31 December 2012. His practice has embraced many areas of corporate and commercial law, with a principal …
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John-Mark took on the role of Transformation Delivery Director in February 2021 having joined Companies House in June 2018 as the Head of Service Delivery and becoming the Director of Operations in early 2019. John-Mark has …
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John-Paul (JP) Marks started as First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs on 6 April 2025. Since January 2022, he had been Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, where he was responsib…
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Jon joined the Planning Inspectorate in 2010, during which time he has been Head of Management Information and Business Improvement prior to becoming Finance Director. Before joining PINS, Jon spent over 15 years in the priv…
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Jon Benjamin was UK Ambassador to Mexico between 2021 and 2024. Jon joined the Diplomatic Service in 1986, and previously represented the British government in Chile, Ghana, Turkey, Indonesia, and the United States, during h…
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Jon joined HM Land Registry in October 2006 and has been Deputy Director of HR since 2014, having also acted as HR Director in 2013. Jon has held a number of senior HR leadership roles within HM Land Registry with a focus on…
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Jon Davies was Director of the Diplomatic Academy in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from February 2014 until February 2018. Jon joined the Diplomatic Service in 1990, and has served in Cairo (twice), Kuwait and Madrid, …
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Jon Day was Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee at the Cabinet Office in from March 2012 until December 2015. Prior to his appointment, Jon was 2nd Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. Career highlights i…
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Jon Dean became British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago in January 2025. He previously served as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad. Find out more about Jon Dean . Social media Follow Jon on X: @deanjo…
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Jon Fundrey joined the Government Legal Department (GLD) as Finance, Operations and Digital Director in May 2022 having previously worked for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as Chief Operating …
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Jon Harding was the Chief Operating Officer of UKTI and previously worked at Virgin Atlantic as General Manager of International and Distribution. He is a qualified solicitor and, before joining the Virgin legal team, practi…
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Jon Lambe was UK Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from November 2019 to March 2023. He is the first dedicated UK Ambassador to ASEAN and opened the UK Mission to ASEAN at the time of his appoi…
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Jon has over 30 year of experience in the infrastructure sector, most recently Jon held the role of Chief Commercial Officer for the Clancy Group. Jon has pioneered award winning collaborative models across complex global su…
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After graduating with a degree in Computing Information Systems Jon began a career in software engineering, working for Scicon Ltd. In 1994 he joined Ernst & Young as a Management Consultant where he spent 7 years workin…
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Jon joined the NDA in March 2005 from BAA plc (formerly the British Airports Authority). He was Communications Director at Heathrow Airport where he was involved in many projects including the construction of Terminal 5. Jon…
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Jon Rouse was appointed Chief Officer of the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership in August 2016. Previously, he was the Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at the Departmen…
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Jon has over 30 years’ experience in finance leadership roles, with a proven track record of major achievements in business start-up, development, restructuring, process change and profit turnaround with complex national and…
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Jon Stern (appointed in 2013) is an Honorary Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at City University, London and a Visiting Fellow at the Judge Business School, Cambridge. From 2005 to 2013, he was a Senior Visi…
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Jon Watts was appointed Non-Executive Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on 15 May 2025. Jon will also serve as chair of the department’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Jon has an inte…
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Jon Whitfield was appointed Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of the Government Internal Audit Agency ( GIAA ) on 1 April 2015. His previous roles include: Head of Government Internal Audit, January 2014 to present Director, C…
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Jon Zeff became a director at DCMS in 2008. Jon started his career in the Department of Employment. Since then, his career highlights have included: working on European Union social policy at the Department of Trade and Indu…
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Jonathan Allen is Director General Defence and Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Jonathan was Director General Defence and Intelligence from February 2024 to September 2025. Jonathan was …
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Jonathan re-joined HM Revenue and Customs at the beginning of October 2021 having previously worked as the Deputy National Statistician and Director General for Economic Statistics at the Office for National Statistics ( ONS…
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Jonathan Baume is currently a member of the Board of the Health & Safety Executive; a Non-Executive Director of the Office of Nuclear Regulation and of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Until 2017 he was a Civil Serv…
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Jonathan has a breadth of experience in defining and delivering strategies across customer service and Transformation in both the public and private sectors. His roles have previously included working at the Civil Aviation A…
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Jonathan Brenton holds the post of Minister Counsellor (Prosperity) at the British Embassy in Moscow. Biography May 2015 – Minister Counsellor, Prosperity, British Embassy in Moscow 2014 – 2015 – FCO Communications Directora…
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Jonathan Cave has been Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics at the University of Warwick since 1994 and Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute. For more than 30 years, he also worked for the RAND Corporation most recently…
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Jonathan Chapman was appointed to the Agency Board in January 2024. He is a senior internal audit strategy and change advisor. Over the last two decades he has held a number of senior management roles in internal audit in th…
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Jonathan joined Building Digital UK in June 2023. He is a career civil servant and has spent the last 11 years of his career in senior roles in the Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, and Department for Ed…
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Jonathan Croft is the UK’s Special Envoy for the Sahel. Jonathan was the Deputy Ambassador to Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Cabo Verde from 2021 to 2024. Before that he worked as Political Counsellor in Myanmar, China foreign p…
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Jonathan Darby arrived at the British High Commission, Singapore in February 2017 as the Acting Deputy High Commissioner and Political Counsellor. He joined the Foreign Office in 1999 and has spent his career focusing on Nor…
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Jonathan Dart joined the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1988. He has been posted to Germany, South Africa, and South Korea, and has worked on science and technology, defence, information technology, political and trade…
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Jonathan Djanogly served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Huntingdon on 7June 2001. Jonathan was educated at University College School,…
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Jonathan Drew was British High Commissioner to Mauritius between 2014 and 2017. He returned to London on completion of his assignment. Jonathan joined the FCO in 1993, after completing a BSc (Economics) at the London School …
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Jonathan Duff started his role as Regional Director for the East of England in September 2022. He was previously the Regional Schools Commissioner for East of England and North-East London. Prior to this, Jonathan was Direct…
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Jonathan Dunn took up his position as British Consul-General, Rio de Janeiro in August 2014. Jonathan was born in Oxford and was educated at Abingdon School and the United World College of South East Asia (Singapore). He has…