All ministers and senior officials on GOV.UK

Richard Childs QPM was a police officer between 1973 and 2003 and between then and 2015 he ran his own private consultancy in the policing, security, postal, parking and automotive industries as well as advising on corporate…

Richard Clarke is the Director General, Public Safety Group, and SRO for the Safer Streets Mission at the Home Office. Richard returned to the Home Office in 2024, having spent six years away from the Department - initially …

Richard Collier-Keywood is the Chair of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, the Chair of Humentum, an NGO based in Washington DC focussed on supporting Operational Excellence in the NGO sector, the Chair of New Forest Care,…

Richard has over 25 years’ experience in the Risk and Control sector, working both in the UK and across the world. He’s spent the majority of his career working in the financial sectors for Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland a…

Richard was appointed Director General, Chief Digital and Information Officer in April 2023. He has extensive experience in leading major digital transformation projects in retail and the public sector. He was previously Chi…

Richard Cornish was appointed Director General and Chief Operating Officer at the Government Legal Department in March 2024. His previous Civil Service roles include: Chief Executive of Defence Business Services, Ministry of…

Richard Cowin began his role as British Consul General, Queensland and Northern Territory and Country Director for Trade and Investment, Australia in January 2023. He leads the UK Government’s Department for International Tr…

Richard Crowder started the role as Head of British Office Sudan and UK Special Representative to Sudan in September 2024. Before this, Richard was Deputy Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)…

Richard has spent over 30 years in the nuclear industry. He was initially based at Culham Centre and went on to spells at Harwell and Dounreay. He first worked on fission reactor severe accident analysis and in the mid-90s l…

Richard Dewell was the British Consul General in Ekaterinburg from February 2019 to March 2023. He joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2000 and has served overseas in Bishkek, Tallinn, New York, the Pitcairn Isla…

Richard Ennis joined the Homes and Communities Agency now known as Homes England in April 2009. His previous roles include, Executive Director, Corporate Resources, London Borough of Ealing, Executive Director, Finance and R…

Following the completion of the statutory audit services market investigation, Richard’s appointment ended on 26 September 2014. The information provided below is accurate for Richard’s term of appointment only and does not …

Richard Fowler was appointed as the Head of Office for the Adjudicator’s Office in February 2024. Richard joined HM Revenue and Customs in 2016 as head of customer experience in the then Customer Directorate where he drew le…

Richard Frewin joined the National Measurement Office (NMO) for the first time in 1999. In March 2010 he joined the Management Board as Director, NMO Enforcement Authority. His previous roles include: Senior Policy Officer, …

Richard Fuller was Economic Secretary to the Treasury between 8 July 2022 and 27 October 2022.

A successful deliverer of high-profile, large-scale projects, Richard George has 45 years of experience operating at the most senior level in the UK transport industry. Currently, an independent advisor, Richard’s previous r…

Richard Gleave joined PHE on 21 January 2013. Career highlights: Director of Programmes and Patient Experience at NHS South of England Chief Executive of the Royal United Hospital, Bath Department of Health Performance Direc…

Richard Goodman was appointed Director General Rail Reform and Strategy in the Department for Transport ( DfT ) on 11 March 2025. Richard was the Director General for Buildings and Resilience at the Ministry of Housing, Comm…

Richard Greenhous is Director of Forest Services at the Forestry Commission England, where he leads the Forestry Commission’s work to protect, improve and expand England’s woodlands. Joining the Commission in November 2011, …

Richard has worked in the rail industry for over 20 years and brings a wealth of finance and contracting experience including in franchise bids, mobilisations, a franchise management contract, and a cessation. Richard has wo…

Richard Hennessy became Director of Operations (South) at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) in April 2017. Before joining DVSA , Richard had a number of roles at British Gas. The most recent of which were: Hea…

Richard Hookway has an extensive background in the energy industry, centred on business, strategy, finance, and technology. He held a range of senior leadership positions during a 35-year career at BP, including CFO of BP Do…

Richard Hornby is a senior finance professional with experience in public and private sector organisations. Richard has a background in delivering and integrating local public services, project and portfolio management as we…

Richard Hughes is a member of the Board at the Regulator of Social Housing. He had a 33 year career spanning retail banking, mortgage lending, commercial real estate and recoveries.

Richard is His Majesty’s Consul General in Chicago. As Consul General, he leads the UK’s engagement across the 14 states of Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North …

Richard Judge joined the Insolvency Service in July 2012. Prior to this he had a varied career in industry that spanned the nuclear, rail and environmental sectors in the UK and internationally. His work has involved leading…

Richard Keys is a non-executive member of the Departmental Board at the Department for Transport. He is also a non-executive at Merrill Lynch International and AWE plc. He is a former senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers…

Richard Knight became Transformation Director at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in April 2025. Before joining APHA, Richard led the Operational Excellence programme at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). He focused on …

Richard took up his appointment as Deputy Head of Mission (DHM) to Latvia in July 2012. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2004. Richard has previously been posted to Japan.

Richard Laux has been Deputy Director, Data and Analysis, at the Cabinet Office’s Equality Hub since June 2021. Prior to that, he had a similar role in the Race Disparity Unit. Richard is the Chief Statistician of the Cabine…

Richard joined Companies House in January 2018 as Interim Director of Finance. Richard is a chartered accountant with significant experience in financial leadership and change management in commercial, not for profit and pub…

Richard Lewis joined the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) as chief executive on 16 June 2025. Before joining APHA, Richard served as Chief Constable of 2 police forces: Cleveland Police and Dyfed Powys Police. At Clevel…

Richard Lindsay was appointed UK Special Envoy to Afghanistan in June 2025 . He was Deputy Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2022 to 2025. Richard has served overseas as British High Commissioner to Brunei and had p…

Richard McHugh became the Chief Executive of BPDTS in January 2021.

Richard Middleton is Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom. Richard is also Chief Operating Officer at the University of Southampton.

Richard is British High Commissioner to Nigeria and the UK Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) based in Abuja, from May 2023. Richard was the UK Executive Director at the World …

Richard Moon has been Deputy Ambassador in the British Embassy, Kabul, since July 2016. Before coming to Afghanistan Richard spent five years as UK member of UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A…

Richard is currently Chief Executive at the Civil Aviation Authority.

Richard was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Nepal from November 2015 to November 2019. Before that he was Head of Pacific Department at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) from 2013 to 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Richard…

Richard is the Director for Finance and Corporate Centre at the Department for Exiting the European Union. Richard runs the corporate centre jointly with Helen Mills. Their directorate is responsible for the operational runn…

Richard Oppenheim was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen from August 2021 to July 2023. Prior to this role, he was the UK’s Deputy Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – promoting relations between the UK and Saudi Arabi…

Richard Paniguian was appointed Head, UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation in August 2008. He left the post in February 2015. In 2015 he was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List fo…

Richard Parkes was the Director of HM Coastguard from 1999-2019.

Richard is Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the Regulator of Social Housing.

Richard Pennycook was Chair of Skills England and Lead non-executive director at the Department for Education until March 2025. He was previously Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Co-op, stepping down in 2017 to pursue a …

Richard joined BDUK in April 2022 as Director for Engagement and Public Information. He is responsible for BDUK’s communications and his role covers parliamentary affairs, external engagement, promotions and campaigns, media…

Richard Poppleton has retired as the Director of Wales at the Planning Inspectorate. Richard is a chartered town planner and joined the Inspectorate in 1990 following a planning career in local government. He has worked as a…

Richard Porter joined the Foreign Office in 2012 following a career as a Management Consultant and Paramedic. From 1998 to 2008, Richard worked on the streets of London responding to medical emergencies as part of the London…

Richard Price joined the Ministry of Justice as Director General of Performance, Strategy and Analysis Group in May 2022. He previously served as Director of the Analysis Group at the Department for International Trade (DIT)…