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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 (Rob) Fitzpatrick is British Consul General in Calgary, Canada. Prior to taking up his current role, Rob was Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Yaounde, Cameroon. Rob joined the Diplomatic Se…
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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…
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Robert McNeil joined Companies House in July 1988 as a computer programmer and has over 25 years’ experience of working in the IT and Digital sector, with roles in development and support. He has implemented technical, proce…
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Robert Napier CBE is Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency, having previously been Chairman and Non-Executive Director of English Partnerships. Before this he was Chief Executive of WWF-UK, the UK arm of the World Wid…
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Robert Ower was appointed Deputy High Commissioner to Belize from November 2024 to May 2025. Prior to this he was Deputy High Commissioner to Samoa and Head of Human Resources and Protocol in the British High Commission Isla…
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Robert is the Chief Financial Officer at UK Government Investments Ltd (UKGI). He is also a non-executive director of the British Business Bank plc. Between 2018 and 2024 he served as a non-executive director of the Governm…
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Robert is the Chief Financial Officer at UK Government Investments Ltd (UKGI). He is also a non-executive director of the British Business Bank plc. Between 2018 and 2024 he served as a non-executive director of the Governm…
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Robert recently stepped down as the Chairman of UK Government Investments (UKGI), a role he held from 2016 to 2021. UKGI is the UK Government’s centre of excellence in corporate finance and corporate governance. Robert was p…
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Robert Syms was a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 17 July 2016 to 15 June 2017. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Poole in Dorset in 1997. Education Robert was educated at Colston’s School in …
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Mr Gibson has been British High Commissioner to Dhaka, since September 2011. He previously served in Saudi Arabia, UKRep Brussels, Trinidad and Tobago, OECD Paris and as Deputy High Commissioner Dhaka. Since that previous po…
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Robert Wright joined the CNPA Board in January 2010. He is chairman of the Audit, Risk & Corporate Governance Committee. He is a management consultant, specialising in providing tailored support to public sector bodies o…
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Roberto joined the Charity Commission in 2018, firstly as Chief Digital & Technology Officer and then took on the role as Director of Digital, Data & Technology. An experienced and transformational IT leader he has e…
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Robin Aaronson (appointed in 2009) is an economist specialising in competition policy. In the 1980s he was senior economic adviser to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC). Subsequently, he worked as a consultant in th…
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Robin Barnett arrived in Dublin August 2016 to take up his appointment as British Ambassador to Ireland. Between 2011 - 2016 he held the post of British Ambassador to Poland and his career has previously concentrated on Cent…
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Robin Gisby was Chief Executive Officer of DfT Operator Limited from 4 December 2024 to 22 December 2025. As Managing Director, Network Operations, Robin Gisby was a member of the main Board of Network Rail until February 20…
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Robin Gwynn works alongside the joint FCO / DFID Sudan Unit. Robin has been a member of the Diplomatic Service since the late 1980s. He has a strong background in African policy, most recently covering as acting Africa Direc…
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Robin Lawther is a Non-Executive Board member of Nordea, the largest Nordic bank (market capitalization of E40bn) and of UK Government Investments Ltd. She is also a member of the Risk Committee on the Nordea Board. In addit…
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Robin graduated in law from University College Wales Aberystwyth. On qualifying as a solicitor in 1989, he joined HM Land Registry. Robin has worked at several HM Land Registry offices including two stints at Head Office adv…
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Robin Marshall is a Partner and Co-Head of Global Private Equity at Bain Capital. Before joining Bain Capital in 2009 he was a partner and managing director at 3i, where he founded 3i’s US private equity business. Previously…
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In January 2018, Robin Milton was appointed as Head of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prior to taking up his post in Kinshasa, he served as Head …
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Mr. Robin Ord-Smith, MVO was most recently Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (2015 to 2019). Robin joined the FCO in 1989 and has served in a number of diplomatic roles at home and overseas, including in Algeri…
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Robin took up his role as Consul General in Auckland and Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn islands in November 2016. His previous role was as re-opening the British Embassy and then serving as Deputy Head of Mission in Asuncio…
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Robin Simcox was appointed as Interim Commissioner for the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) in March 2021. He was appointed as the substantive Commissioner for Countering Extremism in July 2022, for a three-year ter…
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An economist by training, Robin started his career in the freight industry, which after some 15 years he changed careers to become a member of the European Parliament. As an MEP he specialised in fisheries and regional issue…
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Robin Twyman has run the UK Government Office in Seattle since opening it January 2013. The Seattle office is a virtual part of the British Consulate General in San Francisco. Robin’s job is to promote political, economic …
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Robin Walker was Minister of State at the Department for Education between 16 September 2021 and 6 July 2022. His previous roles in government include: Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 13 February 2020 t…
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Robyn Goldsmith took up her role as Consul General and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Athens in August 2025. A career diplomat with wide ranging experience, Robyn’s previous overseas postings have included …