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Sir John joined the FCO in 1980 and after studying Arabic at SOAS and elsewhere has served mainly in the Middle East and South East Asia. His first posting was to Abu Dhabi. He has been Her Majesty’s Ambassador to four count…
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Sir John Kingman has been Chair of Legal and General plc since 2016. He is also Chair of Barclays UK and a member of the Barclays plc Board. He was previously Chair of Tesco Bank and is currently Deputy Chair of the National…
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Sir John O’Reilly was appointed Director General of Knowledge and Innovation in February 2013. John came from Cranfield University where he was Vice Chancellor from December 2006. Prior to that John was Chief Executive of th…
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Sir John Parker was the lead non-executive director for the Cabinet Office from November 2017 to July 2019. Sir John has a wealth of leadership and boardroom experience in industry ranging from shipbuilding and mining, to ut…
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Sir Jon Cunliffe was the UK’s Permanent Representative to the EU at UKRep between January 2012 and November 2013. From July 2007 to December 2011, Jon was the Prime Minister’s Advisor on Europe and Global Issues, the UK Sher…
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Sir Jon Thompson joined HS2 in April 2021 and was appointed as Chair on 9 February 2023. Sir Jon’s appointment, after almost a year as Deputy Chair, came at a pivotal time for the HS2 programme. Sir Jon brings decades of ex…
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Jonathan was Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department (and its precursor organisation) between March 2014 and November 2020. His previous roles include: Director General, Home Office Lega…
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Sir Jonathan Stephens was Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office until 2020. He was previously Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Sir Jonathan was appointed Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary of HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) in April 2016 after more than 3 years as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. As Chief Executive, Sir Jonathan …
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Sir Julian King KCVO CMG was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic in 2016. Career Julian King was appointed Director-General Economic & Consular at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in June 2014. Previous to…
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Sir Ken Knight was appointed Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser on 1 October 2007. He commenced his work with the fire service in Surrey in 1966 and subsequently served in a number of other UK fire brigades. At a principal office…
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Born in Nottingham and educated in State schools and Cambridge University, Ken has worked at IBM and Wang after which he founded 2 technology merchant banks. His business career has included serving as the first British-born…
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Sir Kevan Collins is the lead non-executive board member at the Department for Education. He joined the DfE board in July 2024. He is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and HG Foundation. He is also: Vice …
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Sir Kevin Tebbit was Permanent Secretary at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1998 - 2005, following a period as Director of GCHQ. His initial career was with the Ministry of Defence, then, from 1979, with the Foreign and Comm…
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Kim’s diplomatic career spanned 3 decades and was primarily focussed on national security issues and European Union policy. Before serving as the British Ambassador to the USA from 2016 until 2019, Kim was the Prime Minister…
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Sir Laurie Bristow was her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan from June to November 2021. Prior to this, Sir Laurie Bristow was the COP26 Regional Ambassador to the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia. P…
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Laurie started his career as a corporate finance adviser at Samuel Montagu & Co (subsequently HSBC Investment Bank) specialising in mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and restructuring. After 18 years, which included …
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Sir Lloyd Dorfman is a British entrepreneur who founded Travelex in 1976, which became the world’s largest retail currency exchange business. After an agreement was reached to sell the business in 2014, he focused his attent…
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Sir Mark Lyall Grant took up the role of Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser on 7 September 2015. Sir Mark Lyall Grant is a career diplomat, and has served on 4 continents. Prior to his appointment as National Securit…
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Sir Mark Sedwill was Cabinet Secretary from April 2018 to September 2020 and National Security Advisor from April 2017 to Sept 2020. Prior to this, Mark was the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office (2013-17), FCO Political…
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Martin Donnelly was Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Trade (DIT). Prior to that he was Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) for 6 years. Martin has extensive…
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Sir Martin Narey was appointed non-executive board member at the Ministry of Justice in August 2015. After a brief career in the NHS, Sir Martin began training to be a prison governor in 1982 and worked at a number of prison…
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Sir Martyn Oliver started as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector at the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills in January 2024. He has worked in education since 1995 starting as a teacher and joined Outw…
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Sir Matthew Rycroft was appointed Knight Commander of Saint Michael and Saint George for his services to British Diplomacy, Development and Domestic Policy in the King’s New Year Honours 2023. Sir Matthew served as the Perma…
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Sir Michael Barber was appointed as non-executive board member at the Ministry of Justice in November 2015. Sir Michael has extensive experience of designing and delivering system-wide public service reform. Sir Michael prev…
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Mr Stephen Redmond was appointed Chair of the Central Arbitration Committee on 1 December 2017. He is Chair of the Independent Appointments Panel for the Bar Standards Board, Panel Member for the Health and Care Professional…
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Sir Michael was the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate between March 2011 and June 2014. Before that, Mike’s career included planning, design and construction of major projects and other infrastructure in this coun…
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Sir Michael Wilshaw served as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills from 2012 to 2016. Prior to joining Ofsted, Sir Michael had a distinguished career as a teacher for 43 years, 26 of the…
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Sir Nic Dakin was appointed Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) on 10 July 2024 and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice on 23 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Scunthorpe in July…
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Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG took up his appointment as COP26 Regional Ambassador for Africa in October 2020. Find out more about COP26 , the 2021 United Nations Climate Conference. Follow Sir Nicholas on Twitter . He has previousl…
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Sir Nicholas ‘Nick’ Harvey was Minister for the Armed Forces from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected as the Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon in 1992. Education Nick was educated at Queen’s College in Taunton and M…
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Sir Nigel was appointed Chair of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management on 2 July 2018. Until 2017, Sir Nigel was the Executive Director of Schwarzman Scholars. He is one of the world’s leading human geographers and p…
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Oliver Robbins was appointed Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in January 2025 . Oliver was previously Partner and Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Hakluyt, a glo…
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Sir Patrick Brown was Chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) from 2015 to 2018. Patrick held various positions in the Department for Transport and the Department of the Environment, becoming Second Permanent Secretary a…
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Paul joined TSol as Treasury Solicitor in 2006. He is Chairman of the TSol Board and was appointed on 1 August 2006 His previous roles include: Director General, Law and Governance Group at the Department for Work and pensio…
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Sir Paul Marshall is chairman and chief investment officer of Marshall Wace LLP , one of Europe’s leading hedge fund groups. He is also a founding trustee of ARK, the children’s charity, and chairman of ARK Schools; chairman…
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Sir Paul Ruddock is Chair of Oxford University Endowment Management and Chair of the Oxford University Investment Committee. Sir Paul was a co-founder of Lansdowne Partners in 1998 and CEO of Lansdowne Partners Limited from …
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Peter Bazalgette is a non-executive board member of the Department for Education. He joined in May 2022. Peter is also pro-chancellor of the Royal College of Art, chancellor of the University of the West of England, co-chair…
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Peter Ricketts retired from the Diplomatic Service in January 2016. He was British Ambassador to France between February 2012 and January 2016. Peter is also non-resident Ambassador to Monaco. Before this posting, he was the…
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Peter became the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions on 16 January 2018. Previously he has worked: as Director General for Finance at DWP from July 2016 as Director General for Housing and Planning at…
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Sir Peter Westmacott, GCMG, LVO was British Ambassador to the United States from January 2012 until January 2016. It was his second posting in Washington, having previously served as the British Embassy’s Counsellor for Poli…
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Sir Philip Robert Barton KCMG OBE was the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO ) from September 2020 to January 2025. Before this, Philip was British High Commissioner to Ind…
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Sir Philip Dilley was Chair at the Environment Agency from September 2014 to 2016. He was also an ex officio member of the Defra Board. His previous roles include: Executive Chairman of Arup member of the PM’s Advisory Group…
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Sir Philip Rutnam resigned from his post as Permanent Secretary of the Home Office on 29 February 2020 and subsequently began legal proceedings against the Home Office. Joining the civil service in 1987, Sir Philip is a dist…
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Sir Philip Trousdell joined as Chairman of the CNPA Board in September 2011. He served in the army until 2005. Since then he has held a number of appointments in the private sector as adviser to chairmen and owners of commer…
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Sir Richard Atkins was appointed Further Education Commissioner in October 2016. He was previously a college principal for 21 years, initially at Yeovil College and then at Exeter College. During his tenure at Exeter, the co…
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Sir Richard Broadbent became chair of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Board on 1 May 2023. He spent fifteen years working at senior levels in business, serving as Chairman of Arriva plc, Tesco plc, Deputy Chairma…
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Sir Richard Douglas was appointed as a non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care in March 2024. He is also chair of board’s Audit and Risk Committee. Richard’s current roles include: chair, South Eas…
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Sir Richard Heaton KCB was Permanent Secretary for MOJ from August 2015 to August 2020. Before that he was Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office (from August 2012). Sir Richard started his career as a barrister, and joi…