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Libby Green has been His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador since September 2025. Libby has been in the Diplomatic Service since 2001. She has extensive experience across a range of diplomatic, media, security,…
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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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Born in Glasgow, Lieutenant General Eldon Millar was brought up and educated in South Asia and the Scottish Highlands, graduating with an MA in International Relations before commissioning into the Royal Engineers. Lieutenan…
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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 has served for 35 years. An armoured officer, his early operational experience in the 1990s came in Bosnia and Kosovo. After 9/11 he spent much of his time focused on and deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and the broa…
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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…
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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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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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions on 22 July 2026. She was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport and Ju…
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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 started her career as a commercial litigator in an international law firm. She joined the civil service in 2007 in a range of challenging roles, including Private Secretary to the First Minister of Scotland; Deputy Dir…
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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 leads the Company Law and Governance Directorate at the Department for Business and Trade, which is responsible for UK policy on company law, corporate governance and corporate reporting. Linda is a senior civil ser…
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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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Welsh Food Advisory Committee member Lindsay has over 40 years’ experience working across the food and agricultural sector, including 32 years in local government and the wider public sector as a Food Standards Officer. She …
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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 Thompson has been Head of the Governor’s Office in Montserrat since January 2026. Lindsy joined the then-FCO in 2003 and has served in the UK Representation to the EU, Sierra Leone, the Yemen Office in Saudi Arabia, …
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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 coun…
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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 Haythorne MBE joined the LAA in January 2026. She is the Senior Solicitor at Derbyshire Law Centre and has worked in the legal profession for almost 30 years in both private practice and a not for profit legal practice.…
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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 Pinney OBE is Chief Executive of the Fair Work Agency, joining the organisation in April 2026. She leads the establishment of the new agency, which brings together existing employment rights enforcement bodies to create…
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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 is currently the Chief People, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer, and a Member of the Management Committee at British Airways. Prior to that, she was a Group Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director at D…
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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…