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Nikki da Costa was a Policy Fellow to the Minister for Women and Equalities in the Equality Hub from January 2023 to January 2024. Nikki served as Director of Legislative Affairs for 2 Prime Ministers – Theresa May and Bori…
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Nina Hingorani-Crain joined the Charity Commission Board in January 2019. She is a Chartered Accountant, Law Graduate and has had a diverse 20-year career in the private, public and charity sectors. After 8 years in financia…
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Ninjeri Pandit was previously the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. Before that, Nin worked as the Director of the Downing Street Policy Unit from November 2022. Prior to that she led the No10 Delivery Unit’…
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Nishi Dholakia was appointed His Majesty’s Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in December 2024. Nishi is a member of HM Diplomatic Service: his roles include postings in Brussels, Washington, and most…
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Nita Clarke OBE has been the director of the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA) since 2008. She also: was the co-author, with David MacLeod, of the 2009 government commissioned report Engaging for Success is the…
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Noel Shanahan was appointed Director General, Operations at the Department for Work and Pensions on 1 October 2012. Before this he was Commissioner and Chief Executive of the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission. Noel ha…
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David Fleming joined the Agency Board as a non-executive director in January 2026, bringing extensive experience in digital transformation and technology leadership. He co-founded a cyber security start-up in 2018, providing…
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David Cotton joined the Agency Management Board for the Rural Payments Agency ( RPA ) as a non-executive director in July 2013. David is also a member of its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. As well as this he is a partne…
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Nora holds a number of independent governance roles, including Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and Non Executive Director on the Board of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), which oversees the production and regulati…
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Norman Harrison has been reappointed to the UK Atomic Energy Authority Board from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020. He is currently a Trustee and Director of the Nuclear Liabilities Fund and the Deputy Chair of the Board of …
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Elizabeth Noël Harwerth is Chairman of the UK Export Finance agency and served on the Board of the UK Department of Business and Trade from 2016 to 2024. She also serves on the boards of One Savings Bank (SID) and Scotia Ban…
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Nusrat Ghani was a Minister of State (Minister for Europe) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office between 26 March 2024 and 5 July 2024. She was previously a Minister of State at the Department for Business and …
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Oliver Ballhatchet MBE is the Deputy Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City. He was appointed in 2024. Oliver joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2004, initially working on cou…
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Oliver Christian is a Senior Civil Servant in Downing Street. Oliver was previously posted to New York as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America and His Majesty’s Consul General to New York. Prior to that, Oliver…
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Oliver was Chief Executive of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) from 2021 to 2025. The TRA defends UK economic interests against unfair international trade practices, such as the dumping of goods at prices below their norma…
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Oliver has 22 years’ experience of working in the environmental field across the public, private and research sectors in the UK. He is particularly interested in how we collaborate, think differently, and inspire action. Oli…
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Oliver Harry is the Director for Defence and Security Exports ( UKDSE ) for the Department for Business and Trade. Oliver joined the UK Government around 15 years ago and has undertaken a variety of roles in London and overs…
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Oliver Morley was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of DVLA in November 2013. Career Oliver joined DVLA as Chief Executive Officer on 4 November 2013. He leads the digital and business transformation of one of the UK’s b…
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Oliver Mulvey became Director of Policy at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in November 2025. Oliver joined the Civil Service in 2003 and has spent most of his career in the Department for Transport, also holdi…
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Oliver is the Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Payments Agency, a post he’s held since 12 January 2026. He has previously worked for Faculty, a UK-based artificial intelligence company, as Director of AI Capability from …
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Oliver has had a long career in the insurance sector, with significant non-executive experience. He provides specialist guidance and oversight of UKEF’s risk management and underwriting activities as chair of the Risk Commit…
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Oliver Richards has been Deputy High Commissioner since August 2013. Oliver’s recent Diplomatic Service career has focused on Africa. Before Botswana he worked on East African issues at the Foreign Office and was involved in…
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Olivia Bailey was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) at the Department for Education between 7 September 2025 and 22 Jul…
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Olivier was appointed Director for Communications and Stakeholders at the Department for Exiting the European Union in April 2019. Prior to that, he was Deputy Director, No Deal Planning, and previously Deputy Head of Missio…
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Ollie Ilott is the Interim Director General, Emerging Technology and AI. He was appointed in January 2026. Oliver was previously the Interim Director General for Artificial Intelligence at the Department for Science, Innova…
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Omar Daair was British High Commissioner to Rwanda and non-resident Ambassador to Burundi from 2021 to 2024. Omar joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2002. His career has largely focused on Africa, i…
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Oonagh is a non executive Director for The Wisdom of the Crowd Ltd (which provides human and digital platforms for crowdsourcing sustainability strategies and crowd sharing sustainability solutions). She is also a member of …
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Oriel was Director for UK Trade and Investment (now Department for International Trade) France at the British Embassy in Paris from August 2015 to August 2019. Prior to this role, she has had a varied career across Whitehall…
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Orlando Fraser has been a commercial barrister for nearly 30 years, practising at 4 Stone Buildings. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014. Previously he served on the board of the Charity Commission from 2013 to 2017, wh…
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Osama joined the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS’) Data Science Campus as Director in September 2022. He was previously the Department for Education’s (DfE) Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser for four and a half…
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Owen was appointed Interim Director of Funding at the Education and Skills Funding Agency in August 2021. Before this he held a variety of senior posts in education funding, both in local and central government. He has over …
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Owen Jenkins was Director General for Indo-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from February 2024 to September 2025. Owen was British Ambassador to Indonesia and…
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Owen McCloskey is a practicing solicitor that specialises in social security and is currently serving as the Head of Social Security at Law Centre NI. In this role Owen supervises a team that delivers advice and representati…
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Pam Chesters joined the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Board as a Non-Executive Director in September 2017. She continued this role with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from 8 Jan…
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Pam joined British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) in 1989 and has over 35 years of experience in a variety of safety, security, environmental and quality leadership roles across the nuclear industry, including at Board level. She has …
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Pam Duerden joined the CNPA Board in April 2021. She is the Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality (EHSS&Q) Director for the Magnox Ltd nuclear decommissioning business, and has held previous corporate and sit…
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Pamela Abbott is an independent member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Executive Committee where she chairs its Ecosystem Restoration Working Group. Until recently, she was the Director of Natural Cambr…
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In a career spanning the private, public and social sectors, Pamela has influenced major public service reform, notably in education and criminal justice. Pamela’s government experience spans strategy, policy, communication …
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Pamela Kelly QPM has recently retired as a police officer, having served 30 years and reached the rank of Chief Constable of Gwent Police between August 2019 and September 2024. Appointment: 17 September 2025 Term ends: 16 S…
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Before his appointment as Regional Schools Commissioner for West Midlands, Pank Patel was the Headteacher of Wood Green Academy in Wednesbury. Earlier in his career he also served as a deputy headteacher at 2 inner city scho…
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Paro Konar is the Director General for Major Decarbonisation Projects at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Paro was Director for Hydrogen and Industrial Carbon Capture at DESNZ , and before that was …
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Parul Kumar is Change and Transformation Leader. She has held senior management roles across multiple industries such as Financial Services, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and e-Commerce. Her professional background has cente…
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Pat Ritchie CBE is an experienced senior leader in economic development, housing, and property. Pat was Chief Executive of Newcastle City Council for 8 years, where she notably secured the multi-million-pound investment deal…
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Patricia Gallan was appointed senior independent director of the Trade Remedies Authority in June 2021. She is also a non-executive director for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). A former police officer, she was Assi…
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Patricia Gallan is a Non-Executive Director and member of the Board of the Trade Remedies Authority. Patricia is also Vice Chair and Non-Executive Director at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Hospital Foundation Trust, and a Non-…
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Patricia Gordon had a career in the Health and Social Care sector in Northern Ireland where she worked in strategic planning, information and general management roles. Patricia was CEO of the Mater Hospital Trust from 1995-2…
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Patricia Moberly was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 17 May 2012. Her term will end on 16 May 2017. She also serves as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Royal College of Obstetrici…
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After a brief period as acting high commissioner, Patrick took up his appointment as High Commissioner to Belize in June 2009. He and his wife Pauline have one son and one daughter. 2008 - 2013 Belmopan, High Commissioner 20…
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Patrick Davies took up his post as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Washington and UK Permanent Observer at the Organization of American States in September 2013. A career diplomat, Patrick has worked in vari…