All ministers and senior officials on GOV.UK

Julia Slingo was Met Office Chief Scientist from February 2009 to December 2016. Before joining the Met Office she was the Director of Climate Research in NERC’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science , at the University of…

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser is the Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge. UKRI brings together the UK’s research councils, Innovate UK and Resea…

Professor Dame Sally Davies GCB DBE FRS FMedSci is the UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance ( AMR ). Before this, she was Chief Medical Officer ( CMO ) for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK government from …

Valerie was Professor of Epidemiology at University of Oxford and the principal investigator for the Million Women Study. She led international collaborations on breast, ovarian and endometrial cancer. She studied medicine a…

Professor Danielle George was appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for National Security in early 2025 and started in the role in April 2025. Danielle is a Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering and Associate Vice President …

David Blackaby is Professor of Economics at Swansea University. Main areas of research are labour markets, regional economics, public policy and the Welsh Economy. 1996 to 2005 he was Head of the Economics Department, 2005 t…

Professor Clary has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the FCO since August 2009. He is also President of Magdalen College Oxford and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. He worked in the IBM Research Laboratory…

Professor David Cope is a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. He is also a Foundation Fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.

Professor David Francis was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. He is also Head of the Department of Peace Studies and UNESCO Chair in African Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Bradford.

David is a university and business leader, Chair and Non-Executive Director with a reputation for creating and supporting innovation and growth, and mentoring science-based start-ups. He is a leader in the development of fus…

Dr David Heymann joined PHE as Acting Chair in July 2012 and was confirmed as Chair in November 2012. PHE Advisory Board David was previously Chair of the Health Protection Agency UK and is Professor of Infectious Disease Ep…

David has significant experience in consultancy, nature conservation and company business strategy. He runs an ecological consultancy company, is Chairman and owner of The Environment Bank Ltd and was previously Chief Scient…

David Parker is the UK government’s official historian of privatisation and his previous roles include: Dean of the Faculty of Management, Cranfield University, 2007 to 2009; Co-director of the Centre for Research in Economi…

David Snashall is Professor of Occupational Medicine, Kings College London and Honorary Consultant and Clinical Director Occupational Health and Safety Services, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He has also held po…

Professor David Walker took up the position of Medical Director at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust on 5 January 2015. Hi was previously the deputy Chief Medical Officer for England. He has also hel…

David is a clinical pharmacologist who has undertaken basic, translational and clinical research over the past 30 years in pursuit of developing safe and effective medicines for the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascul…

A professor of Comparative Education at the University of Birmingham, Professor Kiwan has an interdisciplinary background in psychology, sociology and education. Her broad research programme focuses on citizenship, inclusion…

Emma is a Professor at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, specialising in philosophy of mind and language, cognitive science, and business ethics.  Emma held a British Academy Spec…

Professor Livens is a member of the Nuclear Innovation & Research Advisory Board advising Government, as well as the Office of Nuclear Regulation Independent Advisory Panel. He has also performed numerous other important…

Professor Sampson has over 40 years’ experience working in the criminal justice sector, having served as a police officer for 19 years before becoming a solicitor specialising in policing law, conduct and governance. He is a…

Professor Evans is a chair of medical genetics and cancer epidemiology at the University of Manchester. He has established a national and international reputation in clinical and research aspects of cancer genetics, particul…

Geraldine was appointed to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in November 2019. Geraldine Thomas is currently a Professor of Molecular Pathology at Imperial College and a Director of Chernobyl Tissue Bank. In the …

Professor Gideon Henderson was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from October 2019 to June 2025. He was also Director General for Science and Analysis. He was responsible for o…

Professor Gillian Leng was appointed chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) on 1 April 2025.  She is President of the Royal Society of Medicine and a non-executive for the Department of Science Innovation a…

Professor Gillian Morris is Chair of the Review Body for Nursing and Other Health Professions, Deputy Chair of the Police Negotiating Board and Police Advisory Board for England and Wales, a Deputy Chairman of the Central Ar…

Professor Gillian Peele is an Emeritus Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and an Emeritus Associate Professor of Politics in the University of Oxford where she taught politics from 1975 until 2016. She is the author of a n…

Professor Graham Cooke has extensive experience of international clinical research, innovative clinical trial design, World Health Organisation (WHO) Committees and expert groups. Graham is NIHR Professor of Infectious Disea…

Grant Stentiford is Chief Scientist at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). Cefas is an Executive Agency of the UK Government’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Cef…

Gregg Butler was a member of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management from 2012 to 2019. is Co-Director of Integrated Decision Management Ltd, Head of Strategic Assessment for the Dalton Nuclear Institute at the Univers…

Gráinne McKeever is a Professor of Law and Social Justice at Ulster University and has published widely in the areas of social security law and access to justice. She is the joint editor of the Journal of Social Security Law…

Professor Guy Poppy was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency between August 2014 and July 2020. His previous career highlights include: Professor of Ecology at the University of Southampton Director of Multi…

Professor Henry G Overman is a Professor of Economic Geography in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics. He is also the Research Director of the Centre for Economic Performance and the…

Hugh joined the Ministry of Defence in April 2017 as Chief Scientific Adviser. Hugh moved to Australia in 1995 where he established and led (as its Director) the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) at the University …

Ian was Scientific Services Director at Animal and Plant Health Agency ( APHA ) from January 2023 to March 2024. He was responsible for operational delivery of APHA science and science related matters, including topics relat…

Isabel Oliver is the Director General of Science and Research & Chief Scientific Officer at the UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ). Prior to this, Isabel was Director of National Infection Service at Public Health Engla…

Jackline Wahba is Professor of Economics at the University of Southampton, where she leads migration research at the ESRC Centre for Population Change. She has advised national governments and international organisations, in…

Jim Ryan was the first Leonard Cheshire Professor in Conflict Recovery at the Department of Surgery, University College London, serving in that capacity from 1995 until 2007. He was also visiting professor in trauma care and…

Professor James Smith was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. James is Vice Principal International and Chair of Africa and Development Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Professor Jason Chin FRS was appointed as a non-executive director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023. Jason is a Programme Leader at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular B…

Professor Jennifer Rubin became the Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser in January 2021. Before joining the Home Office Professor Rubin was the Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the UK’s la…

A professor of economics and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton, Professor Swaffield is an applied micro labour economist with strong research expertise in the UK labour market and a trac…

Professor John Aston became the Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser in September 2017. Professor Aston specialises in applied statistics. He was, until recently, a trustee of the Alan Turing Institute, and has previously sp…

Professor John Beath studied at the Universities of St. Andrews (Queen’s College Dundee), London and Pennsylvania (where he was a UK Thouron Scholar) and held academic posts at Bristol, Cambridge and St. Andrews. He became P…

John Latham is: Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of the Coventry University Group a Non-Executive Director for the NHS England Workforce Training and Education Committee an Independent Panel Member on the Advisory…

Professor John Loughhead, CB , OBE , FREng , FTSE , FIMechE , FIET , is Chair of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee. He was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEI…

John Newton was appointed on 12 October 2012. Career highlights: led England’s contribution to the Global Burden of Disease project Chairman of the WHO European Burden of Disease Network Honorary Professor of Public Health a…

Professor John Perkins was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2012. John is currently an Honorary Professor at Manchester University, a Visiting Professor at Imperial …

Professor John Watson was appointed deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health in October 2013. He was previously Head of Respiratory Diseases at Public Health England’s Centre for Infectious Disease Surveilla…

Professor John Wood was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner from June 2020 to May 2023. John is a materials scientist by background and has honorary chairs at a number of UK universities. He is an adviser to governments …