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Laura Farris was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024.
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Laura Mazal is Development Director at the British Embassy in Kinshasa, ensuring strategic oversight of the UK’s development and humanitarian assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prior to this, Laura headed …
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Laura Wensley is the Head of Service Development and Central Commissioning and joined the Legal Aid Agency in June 2013. Change portfolio manager, HMCTS Project manager, civil courts call centre, HMCTS Financial planning man…
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Laure Beaufils served as the British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau from 2021 to 2025. She was the Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa of the Department of International Development from 2019 to 202…
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Lauren Costello has over 30 years’ experience in the education sector, specialising in strategy development and school improvement. She began her career as a teacher, proceeding to headteacher positions, before co-founding T…
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Laurence Lee was the Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Laurence joined the MOD in June 2021. As Second Permanent Secretary his responsibilities included digital transformation across Defence, secur…
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Laurence Lewis was appointed as Deputy Director of Digital at the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) in December 2013. Previously he has held senior roles at: Ministry of Defence HM Revenue and Customs Department for Transport Thomas Co…
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Laurence started as Director, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 2 November 2020. Prior to that he was the Head of Strategy and Communications at the City of Edinburgh Council where he was responsible for corpo…
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Laurence Williams FREng (Chair) is an Emeritus Professor of Nuclear Safety and Regulation. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London; a Visiting Professor at King’s College London and his additional roles inc…
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Laurie Benson is a former global media executive who now advises boards on transforming their organisations and exploiting the benefits of digital technology. She brings a mix of private and public sector executive and board…
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Appointed Non-Executive Director 1 April 2021 Director of Wastewater and Asset Management at Southern Water Career centred on asset management, capital delivery and operations primarily in the utilities sector Qualifications…
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Lawrence M. Weiss was a Non-Executive Director of the UK Export Finance (UKEF) Board. He was the Chair of the UKEF Audit Committee, and a member of the Risk Committee as well as the Remuneration Committee. From 2017 to 2019 …
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Lawrence Slade is a member of the Committee on Fuel Poverty . Appointed: 4 January 2016 Reappointed: 4 January 2019 (for a 2nd term) Terms ends: 3 January 2021
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Lawrence Tallon is the Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). He was previously Deputy Chief Executive at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where he led the Trust’s approa…
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Lawrie has been the chair of Magnox Ltd since September 2019. Lawrie brings extensive experience in senior executive and non-executive roles across a range of major private sector companies and high-profile public sector org…
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Lawrie brings extensive experience in senior executive and non-executive roles across a range of major private sector companies and high-profile public sector organisations. He comes with a strong track record in the nuclear…
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Lea’s career has spanned public policy, regulation, HR and financial journalism. She has held a number of senior roles at the Bank of England, including serving as the Bank’s Executive Director of People & Culture, and a…
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Leanne Cummings is Director Products and Services for the Government Digital Service (GDS). She was appointed in November 2024 on an interim basis, joining from her most recent role in GOV.UK as Deputy Director GOV.UK App an…
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As Director of Trade & Investment, Lech heads a team of 15 business development and market access experts who identify high value opportunities in the Polish market and provide assistance to large UK companies with a foc…
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Lee joined Public Health England (now UKHSA) in September 2016. Career highlights: Acting Director of Communications at the Department of Health, having been Head of News since May 2014 Associate Director of Communications a…
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Lee McDonough is Director General, Net Zero, Nuclear and International at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). She is responsible for the delivery and implementation of the UK’s Net Zero programme as we…
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Lee Owston was appointed National Director, Education in January 2024. Since joining Ofsted as one of His Majesty’s Inspectors ( HMI ) in 2013, Lee has held various deputy director roles across early years, schools, teacher …
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Lee Rowley was Minister of State (Minister for Housing) in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the De…
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Leena Nair was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEIS ) from 2018 to 2020, and the Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee. Leena is the first female, fir…
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Leigh Anne has been Head of Litigation in the Office of the Advocate General since December 2021. Leigh Anne has worked in various roles across the Office of the Advocate General, including in the Immigration Team defending …
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Leigh Stubblefield is Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Kenya. Other senior roles include Acting Director of the FCDO’s Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation and Deputy Director in the cross-Gov…
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Mr Leigh Turner CMG, was UK Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna from September 2016 to September 2021. Leigh´s previous role was HM Consul General Istanbul an…
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Leo Docherty was a Minister of State (Minister for the Armed Forces) in the Ministry of Defence between 26 March 2024 and 5 July 2024. He was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Develo…
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Leo Geddes is an Executive Director in the Shareholder Executive, a group within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) responsible for overseeing the Government’s shareholdings in publicly owned businesses…
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Les Allamby is currently the Discretionary Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland and member of the Policing Board for Northern Ireland. He is a member of the Carers’ Poverty Commission for Carers (NI). Les is also curren…
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Les is the Chair of the Board of the Government Actuary’s Department – a Treasury ALB. He is also Lead Non-Executive Board Member at the Northern Ireland Office and a Non-Executive Director of Benenden Healthcare Society Ltd…
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Lesley Ainsworth (appointed 2013) qualified as a solicitor and was a partner in international law firm Hogan Lovells for 25 years, specialising in EU and UK competition law (retired June 2013). She has practised in London, B…
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Lesley’s first posting was to Greece in 1989. She has since worked in a range of countries including postings to Russia and India and short-term deployments to China, Nepal and Nigeria. Curriculum vitae: Dec 2010 – Sep 2012 …
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Lesley became Chair of BDUK in July 2025. She is also Chair of ACL Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of Public Digital Ltd, both private companies. She was previously: Chair of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)…
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Lesley is Deputy Director at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Her previous roles include: Acting Director for Strategy and Research (2006-08) and Head of Research (2002-06) at the Sector Skills Development Agency…
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Lesley King-Lewis joined the HMPPS as a Non-Executive Board Member and Member of the HMPPS Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in 1 May 2018. Lesley was previously CEO of Windsor Leadership, and has over 30 years’ experience …
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Lesley was the Resident British Commissioner to St Lucia from June 2021 to September 2024. Her last posting was Deputy Ambassador to Cuba. Lesley has also served in Cambodia, Tanzania, Russia and India. Her last assignment i…
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Leslie Ferrar was the Treasurer to TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Leslie also holds a number of other non-executive positions. She was previously a tax partner at KPMG.
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Lewis Neal was appointed HM Trade Commissioner for China and Hong Kong in September 2023. As one of 9 Trade Commissioners appointed by the British government to promote the UK in important global markets and the head of the …
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Lia Nici was Assistant Government Whip between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022. She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 8 July 2022 …
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Liam Anthony McShane took up his role as Deputy High Commissioner to Guyana and non-resident Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname in June 2025. Liam is a career UK diplomat. He joined the then FCO in 2018 and has re…
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Liam Orme joined the GIAA in October 2016 and is the Operational Director for Economic and Business Affairs (EBA). EBA directorate covers audit services to the following Departments and arms-length bodies: Department for Env…
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Lieutenant Colonel Rob Tomlinson MBE took post as the UK’s Defence Attaché to Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 2011. He is a professional military engineer and logistician whose career has taken him worldwide from Canada, …
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Lieutenant General Stickland was appointed Chief Joint Operations at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in November 2021, responsible for the command and integration of UK global operations. He previously served a…
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Lieutenant General Davis took up his appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar on 19 January 2016. For the previous 34 years, he has served in the Royal Marines and retired from the Naval Service in May 201…
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Lieutenant General Ian Cave commissioned into The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1988. His initial appointment was as a rifle platoon commander in Northern Ireland, then OC Recce Platoon in Berlin (1989-1992). Other early appointm…
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Since December 2018 Lieutenant General Swift has been General Officer Commanding of the British Army’s high-readiness warfighting division, the 3rd Division. He has previous experience as the Assistant Chief of the General S…
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Nick Perry commissioned into the Army and The King’s Royal Hussars in 1996. He spent the bulk of the next eight years at Regimental Duty, serving in the armoured and the reconnaissance roles. Having trained in Germany, Cana…
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Richard was appointed as Non-Executive Director for Climate Change and Sustainability in March 2021. Before this appointment he spent a year leading on the Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach at the Ministry…