All ministers and senior officials on GOV.UK

Margaret Obi was appointed as the first Service Police Complaints Commissioner in February 2023. Margaret is a solicitor, and former partner in a criminal defence practice where she specialised in serious crime, including mu…

Margaret currently works as the HR Director for Travis Perkins, leading the merchanting and specialist businesses from a people perspective ensuring the Group realises its mission of being the leading partner to the Construc…

Margaret Porteous was appointed as Deputy Director of the Scotland Office in July 2011. Prior to joining the Scotland Office, Margaret’s career highlights include: Director, Energy and Advanced Engineering, UKTI (UK Trade &a…

Margaret Read is Strategy and Policy Director at the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). Margaret was previously Director of Policy at the National Infrastructure Commission, where she led t…

Margaret Stephens joined the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) as a non-executive board member and Chair of its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in April 2017. Margaret was previously a Partner at KPMG, inc…

Margaret took up her appointment as Minister-Counsellor Economic Diplomacy at the British Embassy in Tokyo in October 2022. Margaret has a long-standing interest in Asia and regional security, with an undergraduate degree in…

Margot James was Minister of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in January 2018 to July 2019. Margot was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy an…

Maria Bueno is the current Director for Government Relations and Commerce at the British Consulate in Belo Horizonte, appointed in November 2023 by the British Ambassador in Brazil, Stephanie Al-Qaq. With over a decade of ex…

Maria Caulfield was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) for the Equality Hub between 27 October 2022 and 5 July …

Marian Kitson became Director of Enforcement for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in September 2018. Marian had previously been Assistant Director, Wealthy and Mid-sized Business Compliance at HM Revenue and Cu…

Marian was appointed Chief Executive of Natural England in May 2020, having carried out the role on an interim basis since December 2018. She joined the board of Natural England in March 2018 before relinquishing this role o…

Marianne started her role as British High Commissioner to Tanzania in August 2024. Before that, Marianne was Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission to the British Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, from January 2020. She joi…

Marie Hardeman joined the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in 2023. Before this, Marie’s career was spent delivering public services that make a difference to people and communities. She has worked in local government and social …

Marie-Claire joined the civil service in 1987, starting in the Inland Revenue, where she trained as a tax inspector. Her HMRC career included handling the tax issues of multinational companies, leading major tax policy refor…

Marinos Paphitis has a wealth of experience in the education sector, having worked with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) since it was founded in 2001. His previous career highlights include: LSC Area Director, Wiltshire…

Marion joined SIX in January 2020 as Head Financial Information at SIX Group and a member of the SIX Executive Board. She is also a member of the BME Board of Directors. As Head Financial Information, Marion leads the SIX gl…

Marion Plant was a non-executive board member for the Department for Education from January 2015 to January 2018.  Marion is the Principal and Chief Executive of North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College. Marion is…

Marisa Cassoni (appointed in 2013) is a chartered accountant and finance professional with more than 35 years of experience. Her early career was initially in audit but she progressed into advisory services including corpora…

Mark was appointed MOJ’s Director General People & Capability in August 2025. Mark joined the MOJ in 2016 and previously held several senior roles including MOJ’s Chief People Officer and HR Director for HMPPS. Whilst wi…

Mark Addison was appointed to ACOBA in June 2012. He is currently a Public Appointments Assessor for the Commissioner for Public Appointments and Chair of the Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Mark joined the Civi…

Mark Alexander joined Dstl in 2009 as Finance Director. Mark trained as a chartered accountant with Binder Hamlyn (now part of Deloitte), qualifying in 1988. He spent three years in corporate finance in the City, working on …

Mark Bassington is the Director for Change at the Dislcosure and Barring Service. Mark became the Director for Change at the DBS in March 2013. Before becoming the Director for Change, Mark held a number of senior management…

Mark Bayley was formerly Finance Director and then Chief Executive of London & Continental Railways Limited (LCR), the developer of the High Speed 1 railway and the owner of the U.K. arm of Eurostar. After leaving LCR, h…

Mark joined the Ministry of Justice as a Non-Executive Board Member on 14 July 2022 Prior to joining the Ministry of Justice, Mark worked for 27 years for Accenture, one of the World’s leading Technology, Consulting and Outs…

Mark Bensberg was appointed Deputy Head of Mission for Norway in July 2017. Mark’s HM Diplomatic Service career spans Europe and Africa. Previous postings include Paris, Vienna and Brussels; as High Commissioner to Namibia, …

Mark has over 30 years’ experience in strategic and operational leadership across investment, development and asset management within commercial real estate. This includes roles as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland di…

Mark Boyle is Non-executive Chair, Land Registry Board, an independent role he fulfils in a private capacity. Mark was Director and Chief Operating Officer at the Shareholder Executive, Department for Business, Innovation an…

Mark Boyle is Non-executive Chair, Land Registry Board, an independent role he fulfils in a private capacity. Mark was Director and Chief Operating Officer at the Shareholder Executive, Department for Business, Innovation an…

Mark Bryant is a senior member of the Business Growth Fund plc and also brings 30 years of experience in manufacturing and industry roles such as the Managing Director / CEO of Pressurements Ltd, Druck Holdings plc, M&H …

Mark Bryson-Richardson was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt in May 2025, assuming his role in August 2025. Prior to his appointment, Mark was the Foreign Secretary’s Representative for Humanit…

Career at Foreign and Commonwealth Office Present British Ambassador to Indonesia 2009-11 British Ambassador to Zimbabwe 2006-09 British Ambassador to Burma / Myanmar 2001-05 Deputy High Commissioner, Kuala Lumpur 1997–01 Pe…

Mark Cheeseman OBE is the Chief Executive of the Public Sector Fraud Authority. Mark heads up the Public Sector Fraud Authority, which works with UK government departments and public bodies to better understand and reduce th…

Mark is a consultant general and colorectal surgeon at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and the National Clinical Lead for General Surgery at the Getting it Right First Time Programme in NHS England. He was awar…

Mark joined the Cabinet Office as Government Chief Property Officer in January 2022. Mark is responsible for providing senior, strategic leadership for the whole cross-government property function. He works with a wide range…

Mr Mark Clayton was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Georgia in August 2020. Curriculum Vitae 2018 - present Cabinet Office, Deputy Director, European Security and Defence 2017 - 2018 Moscow, Minister Counsellor (Politi…

Mark was appointed as a Non-Executive Director (NED) at the Government Property Agency (GPA) in April 2018. Mark is a non-executive member for the GPA Board. He is also assisting its Investment Committee as an independent me…

Mark joined Magnox in October 2020, having previously worked as General Counsel at Cadent, a large regulated company in the energy sector. He has also worked in senior legal roles at National Grid and Rolls-Royce. Mark train…

Mark Cornelius has spent most of his career working as a macroeconomist, predominantly at the Bank of England. He has also worked at HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office. Mark has degrees in economics from the University of Lo…

Mark was previously CIO at Vodafone UK where he introduced Cloud-based technologies. He was named Oracle Global Business Unit CIO of the Year in 2012. He has also held senior positions with Cable and Wireless and Boots the C…

Mark Denney is a senior change and IT executive with broad experience in digital transformation, payments infrastructure, technology and strategic change. Mark spent more than a decade at Barclays, latterly as Managing Direc…

Mark Dittmer-Odell was appointed British Consul-General in Munich in April 2024. His area of responsibility covers Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Before he began his career with the British government in 2017, he worked in g…

Mark retired as an Employment Judge in early 2024, having also sat in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, and as a Judge Advocate. He was a Board Member of the Judicial College, and has trained judges of most court and tribu…

Mark is an independent adviser on the Customer Experience Committee at HMRC. He previously sat on the Executive Committee of Direct Line Group and was Managing Director for Marketing and Digital. Prior to DLG Mark worked at …

Mark Ferguson was appointed Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham in July 2024.

Mark Fisher CBE FRSA has been Director General and Secretary to the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry since June 2017. Prior to taking up the post Mark was Director of the Office for Civil Society at the Cabinet Office (and late…

Mark Fletcher was Assistant Government Whip from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024.

Mark was appointed acting Assistant Director (Pupil and Families Services) in January 2010. He has worked in a number of posts within Service Children’s Education since 1999, with his substantive post being Education Social …

Mark Garnier was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade from 17 July 2016 to 9 January 2018. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Wyre Forest in May 2010. Career outside politic…

Professor Mark Gillan is responsible for leading the Strategy and Impact and Centres and Networks Governance directorates at Innovate UK. This includes directing delivery of Innovate UK’s strategy, the design and development…