All ministers and senior officials on GOV.UK

Peter Wyman was appointed as a non-executive board member and also the chair of Companies House’s audit committee on 1 January 2011. Peter has held positions in the private, public and voluntary sectors. He was a partner in …

Philip (Phil) Batson was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova from April 2013 to September 2016. Phil joined Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service in 1987. His first posting overseas was an Immigration Attaché at t…

Phil is Executive Director for Vocational and Technical Qualifications at Ofqual. He joined Ofqual in January 2015 as the Director of Strategic Relationships for General Qualifications. Before this appointment, Phil served i…

Dr Phil Boyle took up his post as British Ambassador to Madagascar in November 2017. Prior to taking up his current position he worked in National Security Directorate at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). This follo…

Phil Brown joined HS2 in 2018 bringing over 25 years of experience in the management and delivery of major infrastructure projects both within the UK and internationally.  This has included roles as client, consultant and co…

Phil Cook was appointed Deputy Further Education Commissioner in September 2023. He has worked in the education sector for almost 30 years, holding both teaching and management roles. He has held roles including: Group Princ…

Phil Copple was appointed Director General Operations, HMPPS in August 2022. Previously he had been the acting Director General of Prisons since January 2019. Phil has worked in offender management for nearly 30 years. He jo…

Phil Craig joined the CNPA Board in February 2016. He is the managing director at Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd ( DSRL ) and is leading the Category 1 nuclear licenced site through its decommissioning programme from the Nucl…

Education Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton Career 1981 Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1982 Attaché British Embassy Libya 1983 Attaché British Embassy South Africa 1986 Vice Consul Düsseldorf 1989 Security Departme…

Phil Douglas is the Director General of Border Force at the Home Office. He is also the statutory Director of Border Revenue, reporting to ministers at HM Treasury. Phil has held a variety of senior roles across the Home Off…

Phil Evans (appointed in 2009) was previously an independent consultant on consumer, competition and trade issues, and a senior consultant to Fipra International. He spent a decade at Which?, has taught at a number of univer…

Phil Hammond was the Director of Casework at the Inspectorate with responsibility for the casework administration of all planning and enforcement appeals (Planning Act 2008) together with a wide variety of specialist and env…

Phil Haslam joined the Royal Navy in the mid-1980s and served in all ranks up to Captain. Career highlights in the Navy include serving as Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS SUTHERLAND and as chief of staff to an EU count…

Phil has been Chief Executive of the Welsh Social Enterprise, Business in Focus since October 2021. Business in Focus provides a suite of business support services across Wales, including the delivery of the Welsh Government…

Phil Jones is a chartered engineer with over 40 years’ experience. He founded Phil Jones Associates in 2003, which provides services in transport planning, engineering and placemaking and employs around 130 staff based in 8 …

Phil Jordan was appointed a non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care on 13 January 2025. Phil had an executive career as Chief Information Officer (CIO) leading global business, digital and data tra…

Phil Smith CBE is Chair of Skills England, bringing extensive leadership in technology, innovation and skills development. Former Cisco UK & Ireland CEO and Chairman, he also chaired Innovate UK and led key skills initia…

During a 32-year career at Accenture, Phil specialised in the design and delivery of large IT systems as well as the management of outsourcing operations. As partner, he was part of the Accenture global management team withi…

Philip Barclay graduated from Oxford University. He worked for London Transport and Taylor-Nelson Sofres in Bangkok, before joining the FCO in 1999. He has served as 2nd Secretary Political in Harare (2006-2009) and 1st Secr…

Philip is an experienced director of regulatory affairs and an expert in the economic regulation of competitive energy markets. He has worked for two economic regulators, Ofgem and the Civil Aviation Authority, as well as a …

Philip Duffy was appointed Chief Executive at the Environment Agency on 3 July 2023. Previously Philip was Director-General, Growth and Productivity at HM Treasury. Philip grew up in Slough, Berkshire. After university, he l…

Philip Dunne was Minister of State at the Department of Health from 16 July 2016 to 9 January 2018. Philip was elected Conservative MP for Ludlow, Shropshire in 2005. Education He studied politics, philosophy and economics a…

Philip Hall OBE was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in November 2023. Philip’s previous roles included the Spending Review at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) from 2015 to 2…

Philip Kendall became Administrator of Tristan da Cunha in September 2023. He reports to the Governor in Saint Helena. In this role Philip acts as President of the Island Council and Chairs the Heads of Department Meeting. P…

Philip Lawrence joined the Coal Authority in May 2006, he was appointed chief executive in January 2007. His previous roles include: Director of Finance, Coal Authority Director of Financial Planning and Reporting, Marconi C…

Philip Lowe was appointed Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Board on 15 July 2013. Previous posts at the EC include: Director General for Competition, 2002 to 2010 Chef de Cabinet to the V…

Philip Lloyd was Interim Chief Financial Officer at the Oil and Gas Authority from June to November 2016. Philip is a qualified accountant and a Fellow of the CMA. His career has encompassed many finance leadership roles in …

Philip Malone was appointed British High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga in 2024. Previously he was the Ambassador to Mongolia in 2018. He joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1981. He has served in a r…

Philip Parham was the UK government’s Envoy to the Commonwealth from June 2018 to October 2021. He was also the Special Envoy for the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 which took place in London in January 2020. Previously Ph…

Philip Rushbrook was most recently Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, until June 2022. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Dr Philip Edward Rushbrook Married to: Janis Children: Two 2019 to 2022 Governor of St He…

Philip Rycroft was appointed as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union in October 2017. As Permanent Secretary, he has responsibility for leading the department in all its work on the Government…

Philip Smith was Country Director for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Ghana. Philip joined DFID in 2002 and has held a number of different senior positions in DFID headquarters and overseas. Prior…

Philip Sturrock is currently Chair of The United St Saviour’s Charity in Southwark, and of the Board of Governors of Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall. He is also a Member of the Council of The Institute of Education in L…

Philip Tissot became Deputy Permanent Representative to the UK Mission to the UN and Other International Organisations in February 2009. After almost 35 years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Philip left the Office on…

Phil was appointed as our Chief Digital and Data Officer in January 2025. Phil leads the organisation’s digital and data initiatives, including the implementation of technology infrastructure and digital services. Phil bring…

Philippa is a barrister and economist and holds a portfolio of appointments (legal and non-legal) focusing on regulation, standards, professional discipline, public health, governance and risk. She currently serves in a seni…

Philippa joined the Vaccine Task Force as the Supply Director in 2022 and now leads the enduring COVID vaccine function in the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), ensuring the UK remains protected from coronavirus (COVID-19) …

Philippa is currently Chair of the NHS Pay Review Body, Chair and Pro Chancellor of the University of Manchester. She is Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of Ordnance Survey, a Non-Executive Direct…

Philippa Lloyd was the Director General of Higher and Further Education (HE/FE) at the Department for Education ( DfE ) from July 2016 to September 2018. Philippa has been a civil servant from 1995. Her previous roles includ…

Phillip King was appointed interim Small Business Commissioner on 27 January 2020. In a career spanning 40 years, Philip has held senior credit management roles in the high-tech and communication sectors, in distribution and…

Piers Craven joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2005, and has since been posted to Egypt, Sudan and Vietnam, in roles covering political, communications and commercial work.

Pippa Britton is a double Paralympian who competed on the GB archery team for 15 years and who represented the Welsh able-bodied team on more than 20 occasions. She achieved podium places at 6 consecutive World Championships…

Pippa Dunn is co-founder of Broody, which aims to help turn great ideas into successful businesses. Previously, she was chief marketing officer of EE, responsible for the £5bn P&L of the consumer business. Pippa started …

Pippa Greenslade was Group Human Resources Director of Bakkavor plc, a global provider of fresh prepared foods from 2013-2018. Previous roles include Global Human Resources Director at the British Council and senior HR posit…

Pippa joined the IPO in 2011 and was appointed Chief Economist in March 2015. Pippa was then appointed Chief Economist and Acting Director of Innovation in August 2016 before becoming the Director of Innovation and Chief Eco…

Polly Payne and Ruth Hannant became Directors General for Policy at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as a job-share in July 2023, adding a number of responsibilities to their previous role as Directors Gene…

Priya Guha MBE became British Consul General in San Francisco in August 2011. She has responsibility for the Consulate General’s delivery of the UK government’s foreign policy and service delivery objectives in the six-state…

Priya Lakhani OBE is the Founder CEO of CENTURY Tech, an artificial intelligence education technology company that develops AI-powered learning tools for schools, colleges, universities and employers across the world. In 200…