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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…
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Jonathan was appointed as Director – Project Delivery in June 2020 with Executive Team responsibility for the delivery of programmes and projects across the LLWR portfolio. He is also the Senior Responsible Owner for the Rep…
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Jonathan Flory is a Senior Adviser at Social Finance Limited and formerly head of its UK advisory practice. Social Finance is a non-profit enterprise seeking to design, fund and scale better solutions to challenging social p…
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Jonathan Gullis was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education between 7 September 2022 and 28 October 2022. Jonathan was elected as Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Tr…
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Jonathan was most recently the UK’s Special Representative for Syria, leading the UK’s efforts to promote stability and political processes in Syria. He served in Jerusalem as Head of the UK’s development team in the Occupie…
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Jonathan is an Executive Director at UK Government Investments (UKGI) and is the shareholder Non-executive Board Member for HM Land Registry. Jonathan joined UKGI in early 2018 and as well as being part of UKGI’s Special Sit…
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Jonathan Knight was appointed as Deputy Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates in August 2023. Originally from Berkshire in the south of England, he read Politics and International Relations at Aberdeen University before joi…
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Jonathan Knott is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean. He was appointed in February 2021. He is also His Majesty’s Consul General in São Paulo. He became Consul General in August 2021 when he…
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Jonathan has just arrived as Deputy Head of Mission in Nur-Sultan. Before coming to Kazakhstan he was Deputy Head of the UK Mission in Tajikistan and prior to that he worked in the Foreign Office in London as the liaison off…
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Jonathan qualified as a solicitor in 1999 following the completion of a training contract at a specialist firm of solicitors and licenced insolvency practitioners in Yorkshire. Jonathan has specialised in personal and corpor…
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Jonathan Lyle became Chief Executive of Dstl on 5 March 2012. His civil service career includes: Director, Helicopters in Defence Equipment & Support, MOD Director, College of Management and Technology Operations Directo…
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Jonathan Marron was the Director General for Primary Care and Prevention at the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) from February 2024 to July 2025. Prior to this role Jonathan was Director General of the Office fo…
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Jonathan Mills CB is Director General for Energy Markets and Supply at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). He is the senior responsible owner for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission. He is responsible …
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Jonathan Moor was Director General Resources and Strategy Group at the Department for Transport ( DfT ) from 2013 to December 2017. Jonathan joined DfT as Group Finance Director of the Driver, Vehicle and Operator Group in 2…
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Jonathan is the Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser. He was previously CEO of Inter Mediate, the charity he founded in 2011 to work on conflict resolution around the world. Jonathan worked on the successful negotiatio…
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Jonathan Robinson joined the Environment Agency (EA) as Director of Legal Services in 2009. He became Executive Director of Resources and Legal Services in 2011. Jonathan is also a qualified solicitor in the UK and a solicit…
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Jonathan began his civil service career 33 years ago in the Health and Safety Executive. He joined the VOA as Chief People Officer in 2018. Previous roles include working in policy, leading on both primary and secondary legi…
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Jonny is the Chief Economist at the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). He was formerly in a similar role at the National Infrastructure Commission, which he joined in October 2023. He previ…
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Jonathan Samuel joined the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC) in August, 2025. Jon is a highly respected sustainability leader with over 30 years of international experience across the mining, infrastructure, and env…
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Jonathan was appointed Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board on 1 October 2016 and as Chair on 9 October 2020. He is also a Non-Executive member of the Press and Assessment Board of the …
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Jonathan is a chartered mechanical engineer and spent much of his career working for Shell. In 2007, he took over what is now the Infrastructure and Projects Authority in the UK Cabinet Office, to lead the centre of governme…
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Jonathan Sinclair was the Director of Human Resources at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, later the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, from October 2018 to February 2021. He was previously the Principal Pr…
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Jonathan was the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Education from May 2016 to August 2020. His previous roles in government include: Director General and Head of the Economic and Domestic Secretariat, Cabinet Office…
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Jonathan Smart took up his post as Regional Director for the North West in January 2024. Previously he was Assistant Regional Director, North West from December 2020. Before working for Ofsted, Jonathan gained extensive seni…
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Jonathan joined the Ministry of Justice as a Non Executive Board Member on 21 August 2023. Jonathan has over 30 years of procurement experience, working in banking, healthcare, IT, automotive and manufacturing. Prior to his …
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Jonathan is an independent Non-Executive Director at the Government Property Agency (GPA) and Chair of its audit and risk committee. Jonathan was appointed to the GPA Board in August 2021. Jonathan is the Non-Executive Chair…
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Jonathan Turner is a Chartered Geologist who has spent most of his career in oil and gas exploration, both in industry (Shell, BG Group) and academia (University of Birmingham). He has published widely on applications of str…
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Jonathan took up his appointment as British Consul General in Calgary in June 2021. He is the UK Government’s representative in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Prior to arriving in Calgary, Jonathan served for four years…
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Jonathan is Deputy Chief Executive at the Regulator of Social Housing.
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Jonathan Whiticar was appointed as a member of the Competition Commission on 1 April 2005. Following the completion of the private healthcare remittal market investigation, his appointment term ended on 12 September 2016. Re…
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Jon Wilks CMG was British Ambassador in Doha from March 2020 to December 2023. He was previously Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq (2017 to 2019), Oman (2014 to 2017) and Yemen (2010 to 2011). He was also the UK Syria Envoy…
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Jonathan has worked for HMCTS since its creation in 2011. He has undertaken roles both in the corporate centre and in the field, and is now responsible for the delivery of HMCTS’ national services. He has also led the work t…
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Year Role 2023 - Present British Deputy High Commissioner, Lagos, Nigeria 2021 to 2023 British Ambassador to South Sudan 2018 to 2020 FCDO, Deputy Director, Finance and Performance Department 2017 to 2018 DFID, Deputy Direct…
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Jonny Hall is Director of the Information Threats and Influence Directorate. Before this he was Director of the Stabilisation Unit. Previously, Jonny spent 4 years in No.10 Downing Street, where he was Foreign Affairs Privat…
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Jorge was appointed Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer for international and trade affairs at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in March 2024. Jorge was appointed on an interim basis in July 2023. Jorge is …
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Josephine joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in 2002. She has previously served in the democratic Republic of Congo, twice in Cote d’Ivoire, and Nigeria. She was the British Ambassador to Cote d…
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Josh joined DSRL following a successful career in the oil and gas industry. Josh served as Vice President HR for Europe, Russia and Africa prior to this appointment and has held various leadership roles internationally. He b…
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Josh MacAlister was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State State (Minister for Children and Families) at the Department for Education on 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Whitehaven and Workington in J…
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Josh Simons was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office on 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Makerfield in July 2024. Josh Simons is acting as maternity cover for Satvir Kaur MP , who is currentl…
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Joshua Colebourne was appointed Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission Banjul in December 2019. Joshua started his career in the Joint International Policing Hub in 2016 and has since worked in various roles…
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Joss Croft is currently the Marketing Managing Director at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). Joss has 20 years senior management and leadership experience in an international commercial marketing, sales and communications envi…
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Joy Hutcheon was Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance at the Department for International Development. She was appointed in January 2016. Before taking on the role, Joy held a number of positions within DFI…
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Joy Morrissey was Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024. Joy was previously Government Whip from 8 July 2022 to 14 November 2023.
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Joyce Irvine joined the Ministry of Justice in June 2016 as the Director of Human Resources for MoJ HQ and the Legal Aid Agency. Previously, Joyce held HR roles in the Home Office and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and most r…
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Judith Denwood was Her Majesty’s British Deputy High Commissioner to Rwanda from 15 April 2019 to 10 October 2019. Her previous role was in London as Head of Policy and Senior HR Business Manager in Knowledge and Technology …
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Judith Gillespie is a native of North Belfast and joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC in 1982, working in a variety of uniform and Detective roles. She made history by becoming the first woman in policing in Northern Ire…
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Judith Gough became the British Ambassador to Sweden in August 2019. From 2015 to 2019 she was British Ambassador to Ukraine. Ms Gough joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2001 and has been engaged with Eastern Eu…
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Judith joined DFID in 2003 and has since held posts overseas in Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Sudan and Pakistan. She has also worked in policy and corporate roles in the UK , including on DFID’s resource allocation model, our work…
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Judith Farnworth was the UK’s Ambassador to Armenia from September 2015 to September 2019. Diplomatic career 2015 - 2019 Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Armenia 2012 - 2015 Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic 2008 - …
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Judith Slater succeeded Asif Ahmad CMG as British High Commissioner to Jamaica on 13 October 2021. She was the first woman British High Commissioner to Jamaica. Judith was Consul-General in Istanbul and simultaneously HM Tra…