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Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw was appointed as the first Chief of Defence Logistics and Support in October 2019. As CDLS, he was responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of a cross-cutting, pan-Defen…
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Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst was appointed Governor of Gibraltar in March 2024 and took up the role in June 2024. Sir Ben is a graduate of the University of Bristol (BSc(Hons)) and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst…
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Lieutenant General Sir George Norton graduated from St John’s College, Cambridge in 1984, where he read Archaeology and Anthropology and Land Economy on an Army Cadetship. His commission in the Grenadier Guards was confirmed…
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Commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1985, his early regimental service included tours in both heavy armoured and light forces, including roles served with 16 Air Assault Brigade and 1 (UK) Armoured Division. S…
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Lieutenant General Rob Magowan joined the Royal Marines in 1989, prior to which he studied chemistry at Southampton University. After successfully completing his training he assumed several Troop Command roles, including a t…
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Tom spent his early career with The Rifles on operations in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, and in operational and strategy posts at the Permanent Joint Headquarters and the Ministry of Defence. For t…
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Lilian Greenwood was appointed Minister for the Future of Roads at the Department for Transport on 9 July 2024. She was re-elected as the MP for Nottingham South in July 2024, and has represented the constituency since May 2…
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After spending her early career working as a teacher and social worker, Lin Hinnigan trained as an educational psychologist and spent many years working in this profession, including 5 years as principal educational psycholo…
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Lin is a qualified lawyer with many years’ experience as a chief executive in local and central government, including Suffolk County Council, Birmingham City Council, the Home Office and the Department for Transport.
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Lin Longman’s accountancy career began overseas, initially working within the travel industry in Europe and then for the Australian government in Sydney. Lin qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Acc…
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Linda was appointed as Chief Executive of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in October 2018, having held the role of Deputy Chief Executive since April 2016.
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Linda joined the Government Internal Audit Agency in 2016, and has taken on the roles of operational director and group chief internal auditor for the Ministry of Justice as well as championing diversity & inclusion. Pri…
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Linda Cross was British Ambassador in Ecuador 2008 to 2012. Linda joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1978. Previously, she has served as FCO Assistant Director, Protocol Directorate (July 07 - March 08); FCO Opera…
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Linda Knutsen was appointed Head of Exploration Division in April 2021. Linda started her MOD career as a Forensic Analytical Chemist for the Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory in 1994, following a MSc in Analytical Science…
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Linda Wallace joined Innovate UK in July 2014. She has used her experience in developing global communication strategies for high profile brands to oversee the rebranding of our organisation from the former Technology Strate…
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Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby is the Ambassador and Head of the UK Mission to the European Union, appointed in January 2021. Before his current role, Lindsay was Deputy Sherpa and Deputy Chief Negotiator in Taskforce Europe (10 …
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Lindsay is Interim Government Chief Data Officer leading the Government Digital Service ( GDS ) data strategy to improve data maturity throughout its lifecycle. She works closely with Chief Data Officers across government to…
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Lindsay Skoll was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna in January 2021. Lindsay joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1996, on return from working fo…
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Lindsey was appointed Director of Schools Financial Support and Oversight at the Education and Skills Funding Agency in December 2023. Lindsey has been a civil servant since 1996. She was previously the deputy director for N…
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Lindsey was appointed Director General, International Finance in November 2021. Prior to her appointment, Lindsey was Director for Personal Tax, Welfare and Pensions and was responsible for significant parts of the UK’s dome…
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Lindsy was appointed Resident British Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda from October 2019 to February 2024. Her previous posting was as Consular Regional Manager for East Africa and the Indian Ocean, based in Dar es Salaam…
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Lindy Cameron CB OBE has been British High Commissioner to the Republic of India since April 2024. Previously, Lindy was CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (2020-2024), following more than two decades of internat…
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Lis Birrane was appointed to PHE in 2012. Career highlights: director of communications of the Health Protection Agency chief press officer at the Department of Health chief press secretary to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry was a…
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Lisa Bandari was appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal and Cape Verde in January 2024. Previously, she was the Deputy Director for India and HMG India Coordinator from August 2021 to August 2022. Lisa has served …
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Lisa Barrett was the Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy Pyongyang in December 2023, having previously served in this role from 2017 to 2020. From 2020 to 2023 she served as Deputy Head of Mission in Antananarivo,…
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H.E Lisa Chesney MBE is the new British High Commissioner to Uganda effective 15 October 2024. H.E Chesney was most recently High Commissioner to Sierra Leone from August 2021 – 2024.She has experience with a range of countr…
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As Acting Chief Customer Officer at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and member of the Executive Board, Lisa leads the organisation’s global commercial activity. Overseeing a 280 strong team across Customer Division, Lisa’…
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Lisa joined The Oil and Pipelines Agency ( OPA ) as a Process Safety Engineer in December 2011 as part of the existing HSSEQ Team. Lisa advanced her career through the company to become Assurance Manager in May 2015. She is …
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Lisa has a long and distinguished service with FCO, DFID and the ODA . Before 1984 she worked for the ODA , in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, as Programme Manager, and in the Personnel Sections. Further…
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Prior to becoming Regional Schools Commissioner for the South-West ( RSC SW ), Lisa Mannall was Chief Executive Officer of the Learning Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust of 10 schools in Cornwall. Before that, she was a h…
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Lisa Phillips has been Head of DFID Kenya since July 2013. Before this, she was Head of Director’s Cabinet in the Policy division. Lisa is a long term member of DFID and has also had a brief stint in FCO under the FCO’s Migr…
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Lisa has been Chief Executive at the Mining Remediation Authority since June 2018. Before then Lisa spent 20 years at the Environment Agency, latterly as Director of the West Midlands Area. Lisa is a Chartered Waste Manager …
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Lisa Stanger joined the Coal Authority in April 2010 as Head of HR and Organisational Development. Lisa has had a number of roles before being appointed as a Board Member in April 2017 as Director of People and Transformatio…
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Lisa Thumwood arrived in Minsk in August 2018 to take up her appointment as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy. Prior to this she had been working in the political section of the British Embassy in Kyiv since late…
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Lisa Weedon arrived in Brazil in October 2019 to take up her role as Deputy Consul General in Sao Paulo and Minister Counsellor Trade & Prosperity across Brazil. Prior to this she was based in Johannesburg and has also u…
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Lisa Weedon was appointed Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa in November 2024. Lisa has served in a number of diplomatic roles. These include Deputy Consul General Sao Paulo & Minister Counsellor Trade & Prospe…
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Lisa Whanstall is the British Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Lisa joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1995. Prior to her arrival in Sri Lanka, she was Head of the Afghanistan Unit and latterly Deputy Head o…
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Lise-Anne was appointed Director of Strategy, Communications and Private Office on 18 December 2017.
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Liz Barclay was the UK’s Small Business Commissioner ( SBC ) from July 2021 to June 2025. She has a background in broadcasting and journalism specialising in small business, personal finance and consumer affairs and is autho…
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Liz Bisset is a member of the Committee on Fuel Poverty . Appointed: 1 December 2016 Term ends: 30 November 2020
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Liz Booth was appointed Chief People Officer at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in October 2023. Prior to this she had a number of roles across the voluntary sector including HR Director and Di…
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CV Full name: Liz Boyles : Married to Patrick Dens, 2 children - Alexander and Katherine Dens. July 2012: Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Helsinki February 2010 - 2012: Head of Communications, Information Technology…
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Liz Cohen was appointed as non-executive director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ( DSIT ) in April 2024. Liz is an experienced non-executive director with more than 20 years of work across diverse e…
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Liz’s Corporate Services Directorate provides a wide range of services to the Agency, including Finance & Commercial, HR, Governance & Communications, IT & Estates, Central Services and Agency Development. Liz jo…
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Liz Davidson was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Brasilia from 2017 to 2021.
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Liz Doherty was appointed non-executive board member at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in August 2015. Liz was appointed by MoJ to join the HMCTS Board and is also a non-executive member of the MoJ Departmental Board. She rec…
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Liz Lloyd CBE was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Business and Trade on 11 September 2025. She was also appointed Baroness in W…
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Liz Peace CBE is the Chair of Nuclear Waste Services (NWS). Liz spent her early career in Government in the Ministry of Defence working in a range of roles including nuclear weapon accident planning and the political aspects…
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Liz Philip is a retired Principal of 2 agricultural colleges, including Newton Rigg in Cumbria, which was established as the National School of Forestry in 1969. Liz was a founding member of the National Land-Based College a…
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Liz Sayce OBE was the interim chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee ( SSAC ) from August 2019 until August 2020. She was the Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK until 31 May 2017, leading work to achieve equal …