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John Morrison was Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Human Rights and Business from 2009 until 2025 where he led the organisation’s global strategy, fundraising, and outreach. John has advised governments, intergov…
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John Newgas joined the Export Guarantee Advisory Council in April 2009. John has over twenty years in the manufacturing industry. As managing director of Albion Manufacturing Ltd, he was directly involved in the import of ra…
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John Ogden is a qualified accountant and a Fellow of CIMA who worked on an interim basis for the OGA until June 2016. John’s career has taken in finance leadership roles both in the public sector - including working for NATS…
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John Ogden joined GAD as Finance Director in September 2018. A qualified accountant and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants John also holds a BA Honours in Humanities from the Open University. John be…
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John has more than 30 years’ experience in the energy sector, where he has delivered a diverse range of major projects around the world. Most recently he led a major programme to expand one of the world’s largest oil and gas…
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John Osmond OBE has been appointed as a BPDTS Ltd non-executive director for a 3 year term. John’s 35 years experience in the information technology and services industry encompasses senior management positions in alliance m…
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John Parkinson CBE became a non-executive director at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in August 2026. John was a civil servant, with his most recent role at as Director for UK, International and Trade in the D…
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John was appointed as a non-executive director (NED) for the Home Office in June 2020. John has extensive international board and leadership experience. He has been Chief Executive of media companies in 4 countries ranging f…
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John Peaden began his career with HM Land Registry at our Durham office in 1977 at 19 years of age. Over the years he has worked in our Tunbridge Wells, Stevenage and Harrow offices. John took up his role on the Board in Apr…
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John Pearson was the Acting High Commissioner to New Zealand between January and August 2026. Between 2023 and 2026 he was the Deputy High Commissioner to New Zealand. Previously, he was the British Ambassador to Laos (2019 …
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He was previously a Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office from November 2018 to July 2019. John was first elected as MP for Weston, Worle and the Villages in 2005. Education John attended Ipswich School before stu…
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John Pullinger was the UK National Statistician, Head of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority from July 2014 to June 2019. Early career John started his career as an ass…
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John Quinn joined MHRA in February 2014 as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO), becoming Director of Transformation and Chief Digital and Information Officer in April 2018. Prior to joi…
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John Randall is chair of the Justice Sector Skills Council, the body with responsibility for skills development for the police, the courts, the prison service, the probation service, prosecution services and related voluntar…
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John Rankin CMG became Governor of the British Virgin Islands on 29 January 2021. Mr Rankin was Governor of Bermuda from December 2016 to November 2020. He was previously British Ambassador to Nepal and before that was Briti…
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John Rennilson is a Chartered Town Planner and a Chartered Surveyor with over 37 years’ experience in local government. He served as County Planning Officer of North Yorkshire County Council (1984-1996) and as Director of Pl…
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Welsh Food Advisory Committee member John Richards’ is Producer and Processor Lead at Wales’ red meat levy body; Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC). He holds a degree in Economics of Agriculture, Food and Rural Envi…
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John Russell joined the SSRO as Chief Executive in July 2023. John was a Senior Director at Ofwat from 2016. He has also worked in Shell’s group strategy and business environment teams and had a long career in Whitehall wher…
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Mr John Saville was appointed Her Majesty’s Consul General for Chicago in November 2017. He joined the FCO in 1981 and has had a range of Diplomatic Service appointments including as Deputy Head of Mission in Cuba and as Hig…
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John is currently Group Chief Digital and Information Officer at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority having joined in November 2021. Prior to joining the NDA, John was CIO for Electricity Transmission at FTSE-50 National G…
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John Sirodcar was appointed Head of Contract Management in July 2006. He has worked for the Legal Aid Agency (and previously the Legal Services Commission) for more than 20 years. His work has covered account management, pol…
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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 has an extensive background in senior leadership and management roles. Following a career in the Royal Navy, where he served as a submarine commander, he led major change programmes in the NHS, Ministry of Defen…
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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 is Chief Executive of Clinton Devon Estates, where he oversees 1,900 hectares of multi-purpose woodland delivering biodiversity, recreation and landscape benefits alongside commercial timber production. He previo…
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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 the UK government’s Envoy to the Commonwealth from June 2025 to May 2026. John was British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam from 2020 to 2024. Before this, he was Head of South-East Asia and Pacific Dep…
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John Ward OBE is the Department for Work and Pensions Legal Director. A solicitor by background, he has previously been the Legal Director in the Home Office and Northern Ireland Office and the Deputy Legal Director in Defra…
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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 became Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on 6 April 2025. Previously, he was Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government from January 2022, where he was responsi…
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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…