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Richard took up the role of Executive Director, High Security & long term estate for HM Prison and Probation Service in April 2019.
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Richard Wildash took up his appointment as the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Riyadh in June 2014. Prior to that Richard has been British Ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe (non-resident) in January 2010 a…
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Mr Richard Wood was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway in August 2018. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Richard Wood 2015 - 2018 FCO, Head of Northern and Central Europe Department 2014 - 2015 Washington,…
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Rick Clegg was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Crown Commercial Service in January 2009. He’s also a Non-Executive Director of the Melton Mowbray Building Society. His previous roles include: Head of Packaging Buyi…
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Rick Shearn has been Deputy High Commissioner in Tanzania since July 2019. He has previously been posted to Somalia, Haiti and Sierra Leone focusing on political and security issues. Rick’s last role in the Foreign, Commonwe…
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Rita French is Britain’s Global Ambassador for Human Rights and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Rita was appointed in May 2019. Rita has over 20 years of experience in public service. Rita be…
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Rob Bellis was the Director of Operations for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) from August 2014 to April 2015. Career Rob had been Executive Vice President (Chief Operating Officer) – Global Services and Operat…
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Rob has been leading the work to set up East West Railway Company since 2017 and is a non-executive director of Network Rail and Sn-ap Travel Technology Limited, a start-up organisation providing travel technology directly t…
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Rob Butler was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022.
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Rob Cocks was appointed Chief Finance Officer (Interim) at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ( Dstl ) in January 2025. Prior to joining Dstl in 2007, Rob started his career at HMRC , before going on to train as a…
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Rob Contractor was British Deputy High Commissioner to Apia and the Deputy Consul General in Auckland 2019 to 2022. Before this, he was the Head of Political and Economic team in British Embassy Manila. Rob joined the Foreig…
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Rob Cook is the United Kingdom’s Deputy Permanent Representative (Economic) to the World Trade Organization and the United Nations agencies in Geneva. Rob began his career in the UK Civil Service at the Department for Work a…
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Rob Eason has been a Non-Executive Director of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Board since February 2025. Rob has a public sector career background in science & technology and managing large defence projects and…
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Rob Fenn became His Majesty’s Ambassador to Nepal in August 2023. Prior to this he was the UK’s Deputy Head of Mission in Indonesia from 2018 to 2022. Rob joined FCO in 1983 and has worked in a variety of roles, including po…
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Rob initially joined the Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd Board in April 2021 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Rob was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in October 2023 after serving as Interim CEO since May 2…
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Rob is the NDA’s Security and Information Services Director. He is a chartered civil engineer and a solicitor. He was legal director of Atkins and before qualifying as a solicitor worked for 12 years as a civil engineer in i…
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Rob Holden is a Non-Executive Director on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Board. Between 1999 and 2009, Rob led the London and Continental Railways (LCR) team in a series of transactions that secured the future o…
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Rob Hunt is a restructuring specialist and was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ business recovery services practice. He led their UK mid-market restructuring practice and was also elected to the PricewaterhouseCoopers’s …
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Rob Linham was appointed UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in May 2018. He specialises in human rights and legal matters. Rob joined the Lord Chancellor’s Department in 2001, which became the Depart…
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After training in heavy engineering ashore, Rob Loder joined the merchant navy and served as an able seaman and motorman while completing a rating to officer conversion course. Upon qualifying Rob was promoted to engineer of…
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Educated at St George’s School, Harpenden and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, Rob joined the British Diplomatic Service in 2000 after working for the UK’s Millennium Commission. He served initially at the Foreign & Co…
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Rob Macaire was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from April 2018 to July 2021. Rob studied at Oxford University for his MA in Modern History and joined the FCO in 1990. Rob has served overseas in Buch…
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Rob’s experience includes roles as the Finance & Commercial Director for Northern Rail Ltd, and as Finance & Commercial Director for Arriva Trains Wales. Before working in the rail industry he held senior roles in fi…
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Rob Solly was appointed Head of Defence and Security Analysis Division in March 2015. Rob joined Dstl ’s predecessor, the Defence Research Agency, in 1992. He has: Led projects, teams and groups that shaped the design of the…
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Rob Tinline has been British High Commissioner to Canada since February 2025. He represents the British Government in Canada and oversees the High Commission in Ottawa and Consulates in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calg…
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Rob Wilmot was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the CCS in September 2012. He was one of the founding executives of the internet provider, Freeserve. He also sits on a number of corporate and public sector boards, and i…
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Rob Wilson is a former Member of Parliament for Reading East and a Minister in the Cameron and May governments. He spent 10 years serving on the Conservative front bench with roles in higher education, health, at the Departm…
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Rob has spent 38 years in the nuclear industry, including 31 at Sellafield, where he held a range of posts, including Project and Programme Management roles, rising to become Head of Separation Area. He gained additional exp…
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Robbie Bulloch is Director for Overseas Territories and Polar at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Robbie was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Berlin from 2017 to 2021. From 2015 to 2017…
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Robbie Douglas-Miller OBE was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from December 2023 to July 2024.
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Robbie Moore was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from November 2023 to July 2024.
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Robert Ayling has been the Independent Chair of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Board since April 2011. Robert was Chairman of Welsh Water until Summer 2016, was previously Chairman of Dyson Ltd and Chairman of the Int…
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Robert Balls has over 25 years of experience in aviation safety, leadership, engineering management and accident investigation. A former Royal Air Force Officer, Rob held senior airworthiness appointments. This included bei…
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Robert Banks Jenkinson Earl of Liverpool served as Prime Minister between 1812 to 1827. Read more about the life and achievements of Robert Banks Jenkinson Earl of Liverpool in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Robert Chatterton Dickson was Chargé d’Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan from July 2023 to June 2025. Robert was previously British High Commissioner to Bangladesh from 2019 to 2023, and Director in the National Secu…
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Robert Courts was Solicitor General from 7 December 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport from 8 September 2020 to 20 September 2022. He was the Member of Parliame…
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Biography Robert Easton was Political Counsellor in the British Embassy Beijing from January 2023 to January 2025, and First Secretary Political from August 2021. Before that he worked on trade policy and European issues at …
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Robert Fairweather was the UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan from March 2019 to October 2023. Robert has been a British diplomat since 1997. He has worked in The Netherlands, Switzerland and Nepal. Among va…
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury served as Prime Minister between 1885 to 1886, 1886 to 1892 and 1895 to 1902. Read more about the life and achievements of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in ou…
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A chartered accountant by training, Robert’s executive career has included roles as Global Head of Investment Banking at UBS Investment Bank and Director General of the Takeover Panel. He has served non-executive roles as No…
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Robert Goodwill was Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 5 March 2019 to 25 July 2019. He was formerly Minister of State at the Department for Education from June 2017 to January 2…
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Robert Gunn joined the National Measurement Office (NMO) in 2009 as Director, Programmes and Estate. His previous roles include: Head, National Measurement System Unit, DIUS Head, NMS Programmes, DTI Policy Lead, Nuclear Ind…
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Robert served as Communications Director at the Home Office from 2021 until March 2026. Robert has worked in a number of communications roles at the Home Office, Northern Ireland Office and the Department for Transport. He l…
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Robert Hannigan joined the FCO as Director General, Defence and Intelligence on 29 March 2010. For a number of years he has advised the Prime Minister on counter terrorism, intelligence and security policy. Robert joined the…
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Since leaving college, Robert has spent his career working as a lawyer. The last 20 years have been spent working on projects that focus on the marine environment, and he has seen at first hand the regulatory process involve…
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Robert Largan was Assistant Government Whip from 27 October 2022 to 5 July 2024.
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Robert Leeming was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business and Trade between May 2023 and August 2024. He is a Partner at Foundation Investment Partners, an investment firm focused on investments in growt…
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Robert brings substantial experience of local government, serving as a Councillor at Kirklees Council for 30 years, including spending three years as Council Leader. He served as the Chair of the Consumer Council for Water b…
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Rob Mackintosh joined GAD as Finance Director at the start of May 2016. Rob has worked in a number of government organisations including the Food Standards Agency and the Meat Hygiene Service. More recently, he headed up fin…