All ministers and senior officials on GOV.UK

Career Shehzad Charania MBE is the Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations at GCHQ. Shehzad was admitted as a solicitor in 2005. After a number of years in private practice, he joined the Treasury Solicitor’s D…

Sheila Drew Smith OBE was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 17 May 2012. Her term will end on 16 February 2018. She also serves as the Chair of the National Approved Letting Scheme and as …

Sheila Mitchell joined PHE on 1st April 2013. Career highlights Head of consumer marketing communications at BT Partner in independent marketing consultancy with financial and telco clients Marketing adviser to Howell James …

Shelagh Legrave was appointed as Further Education Commissioner in 2021. Shelagh has served as Principal and CEO of a large college group, and has a background in finance. She led through multiple mergers and improvements, a…

Sher Houston joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989. She has previously served in Bridgetown, UKRep Brussels, Islamabad and Luxembourg. Sher’s portfolios have included Middle East affairs, visas and immigration, …

Sherry Coutu has a deep understanding of the digital sector having been a serial entrepreneur, investor and non exec director of companies, charities and universities for 25 years. She chairs Founders4Schools, Workfinder, Th…

Shevaun Haviland joined the Civil Service in 2016 as the Deputy Director of Business Partnerships at the Cabinet Office. From 2017, Shevaun also became the head of Business Relations at Number 10, Downing Street alongside he…

Shilpi Sahai, M.B.A, Fellow-Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, took up the post of Chief People Officer in July 2023. Her previous role was Deputy Director HR & OD at NHSEI, London Shared Services. Shilpi’…

Having proudly led the transformation and development of organisational capability to prepare HS2 Ltd for delivery, Shira joined HS2 Ltd’s Executive Committee in October 2021 and leads the People, Organisation and Communitie…

Shirley is a successful business leader and entrepreneur with extensive experience gained in delivering first-class financial, commercial, and operational leadership across the Private and Public Sectors.  She is a former Ch…

Shirley has most recently been the chief people officer at Scottish Water, where she was accountable for all people practices, engagement and internal communications, people change, workplaces, enterprise-wide transformation…

Shona Bathgate was Head of HMRC Division in the Office of the Advocate General from 31 August 2020 to 01 March 2024.

Shona was Second Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from April 2021 to May 2024. Before joining DHSC, Shona was: Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office from 2018 to 2021 Director Ge…

Shonnel Malani was appointed Lead Non-Executive Director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023. Shonnel is an experienced business leader with over 20 years’ experience in the financial and p…

Shrenik has almost 40 years of banking experience in the CEEMEA (Central Eastern Europe Middle East Africa) region helping to build market-leading franchises for prominent global financial institutions such as JP Morgan and …

Shrinivas Honap is a Chartered accountant by profession and served with Vodafone, Capita, KPMG and Egg during his executive career. Shrin currently holds the following Non Executive roles; Non Executive and Chair of Audit at…

Sian Elliott is the Director of Organising, Public Services and Skills at the Trades Union Congress (TUC), leading on the strategic development of the TUC’s national and devolved skills agenda. She is also the co-chair for t…

Sian Macleod was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia in September 2019. Prior to this, Sian was Ambassador and Head of the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Si…

Sian Oborne was appointed Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales in July 2014. She is on loan to the Wales Office from the Welsh Government. Prior to becoming Principal Private Secretary, Sian has he…

Sian-Nia joined the IPO in June 2021 as Head of Platforms. She became Interim Chief Technology Officer in October 2021 and was confirmed as Chief Digital, Data & Technology Officer in July 2022. Prior to joining the IPO,…

Sidonie Kingsmill joined HM Courts & Tribunals Service in September 2015. Sidonie has a wealth of experience in using customer insight and user-led service design to change organisations and make services better for user…

Sigurd Reinton was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at Monitor on 1 January 2012. Until 2013, Sigurd was a director of NATS Holdings, which provides the air traffic control services for UK and North Atlantic airspace, a…

Silla Maizey was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the CCS in September 2015. She was formerly Managing Director of British Airways Gatwick and also held executive roles as Customer Director, Procurement Director and sen…

Simon was a police officer for 35 years, the last 8 as the Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary. Simon was also the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for child protection during which time he led the law enforcement re…

Simon Ball was appointed as a non-executive director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in July 2023. As well as sitting on the departmental board, Simon has been appointed to chair the department’s Audit and Ris…

Simon Banham joined the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in the Netherlands as Head of Investment in 2013. He has held the position of Country Director, Netherlands since 2021. Simon is responsible for leading the pro…

Simon has a strong background in international shipping, as his abbreviated career history shows below: 1974-1990 Shell Tankers UK Ltd (culminating as Master) 1990-1996 Crescent Shipping Ltd – General Manager 1996-2006 Stena…

Simon Baugh was appointed the Chief Executive of Government Communications in October 2021. He has twenty years’ experience in strategy and communications roles in the public and private sectors. His previous roles include: …

Simon Baynes was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly at the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office between 8 July 2022 and 8 September 2022.

Simon joined us as our first CEO in December 2018. His experience ranges from the early stage development of Crossrail to the innovative delivery of Heathrow Express and most recently as Programme Director for the £5 billion…

Simon joined the Prison Service in 1986 as a forensic psychologist at what is now HMP Northumberland. His roles since then have included: Head of Resettlement and Psychology for Thames Valley and Hampshire Deputy Director an…

Simon Bowen is the Interim Chair for Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N), having previously been appointed as Industry Adviser to lead the set-up of the organisation. Simon started his career as an engineering officer in …

Simon Bowles was appointed in March 2009 and brings a wealth of experience having worked for a number of large global businesses. He was previously chief financial officer at Fiberweb and has held various senior financial po…

Simon Boyden was appointed as British High Commissioner to Eswatini in May 2021 and took up his role in July. Previously Simon was Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from January 2019 to February 2021. He was P…

Simon Burton has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British High Commission Port Moresby since August 2016.

Simon Case was Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service from September 2020 to 15 December 2024. Before this he was appointed Permanent Secretary at No10, focusing on Covid-19 and the response to the pandemic. He has …

Simon Century joined Homes England in 2025 as Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for leading the agency’s investment strategy and partnerships to accelerate housing delivery nationwide. Prior to joining, Simon spent…

Simon Chesterman joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in January 2014 as the CNC ’s deputy chief constable and was promoted to chief constable on 1 April 2019. He is also the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead expert on a…

Simon Cholerton joined the Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) in 1993 after completing his PhD in Physics at Cambridge University. His career has spanned defence research, international relations, operational policy and equipment a…

Simon Claydon is the Director of Civil Service Pay, Policy and Pensions at the Cabinet Office. Simon was previously, from June 2021 to May 2023, the Director of People, Capability and Change at the Department for Levelling U…

Simon Collins is the Chairman and Senior Partner at KPMG. Mr Collins has a background in investment banking (with SG Warburg and NatWest Markets) and in debt markets, particularly with large corporate loans and buy-outs.

Mr Simon Collis CMG joined the FCO in 1978 and after studying Arabic has served mainly in the Middle East and South Asia. His first posting was to Bahrain. He has been British Ambassador to Iraq, Syria and Qatar. He was Brit…

Simon David Tonge has been British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea since 20 July 2014. Prior to this appointment he was British Ambassador to Ivory Coast. Simon Tonge joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Septe…

Simon Devonshire has worked for a number of prestigious corporate businesses across a diverse range of industries – from fmcg (Heinz, Spillers); travel (Thomas Cook) retail (The Post Office, Total petrol); and telco (Virgin …

Simon joins Dstl  from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation ( DIO ) where he worked as Head of Delivery Support, leading a range of business activity in the performance, risk, asset management and digital systems spheres.…

Simon Dow is former interim chair and member of the Board at the Regulator of Social Housing. He is also the Executive Chair of the London Housing Foundation, a charitable body that supports agencies working to reduce street…

Simon Earwicker was appointed Division Head of Chemical, Biological and Radiological Sciences ( CBR ) Division in April 2015. Simon joined the Civil Service in 1992 as a Scientific Officer and has wide experience within Dstl…

Simon Evans worked as a chief officer in the magistrates’ courts service, and served as a justices’ chief executive and a justices’ clerk in Cumbria. He subsequently took office as the first Area Director of Her Majesty’s Co…

Simon was the interim Head of the Department for International Trade’s Defence and Security Organisation (DSO). During that time, he maintained his previous role as DSO’s Director Operations and Security. Previous roles in D…

Simon Featherstone, CMG was British High Commissioner to Malaysia from October 2010 until his death in service in August 2014. Career at Foreign & Commonwealth Office Consul General Shanghai (1994-96) and Political and E…