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Simon Fell is the Prime Minister’s Anti-Fraud Champion. He was appointed to the role on 13 December 2023 in succession to Anthony Browne. Before being elected as Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness, Simon was Strateg…
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Sept 2009 - : HM Consul-General, British Consulate-General Osaka July 2006: Deputy Director Trade & Investment & Head Advanced Engineering, British Embassy Tokyo Jan-May 2006: Refresher Japanese language training, FC…
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Self-taught artist, photographer, filmmaker and broadcaster Simon Frederick was born in London to Grenadian parents. His photographs made history when his collection entitled ‘Black Is The New Black’ became the largest acqui…
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Simon joined the RAIB in 2004 and was Deputy Chief Inspector from 2009 to 2015. His previous railway career included: six years as the Head of Operations and Safety with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (later to become HS1); te…
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Simon Fryer joined the Department for Education in January 2013 as Deputy Director for Human Resources Strategy & Business Partners. In November 2014, following a cross-government competition, he was appointed Director o…
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Simon joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1990 as a Communications specialist. 1993 - 1996 Seconded to the Cabinet Office 1997 - 1998 Western European Department, Nordic section and Nazi Gold conference unit 1998…
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Simon joined the Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd Board in September 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is an accomplished executive and non-executive with a focus on people and transformation. Simon enjoys st…
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Simon Hall, Director for EU Exit and Trade, APHA, joined in June 2011. His previous roles include: Veterinary Director for APHA Chief Veterinary Officer for Scotland roles at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Af…
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Simon Harley – is Professor of Lower Crustal Processes in the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh. An international expert on the evolution of continental crust, his research integrates geological mapping wi…
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Simon Hayes joined HM Land Registry as the Chief Executive and Chief Land Registrar on 11 November 2019. Simon replaced Mike Harlow who has been Acting Chief Executive and Chief Land Registrar since January 2019. Simon joine…
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Simon Henry was a Non-Executive Board Member and Chair of the Defence Audit Committee from January 2018 to April 2022. He has over 30 years’ experience working within manufacturing, marketing and finance at Royal Dutch Shell…
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Simon Hoare was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024.
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Simon Hughes has joined Radioactive Waste Management as Community Engagement and Siting Director, from Agilia Infrastructure Partners, where he was a Project Director. Previously he worked for Portsmouth Water as the Environ…
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Simon was appointed as a non-executive director of the SIA in July 2022. Career Simon has more than thirty years’ experience in commercially oriented Board-level finance and risk roles. He has held roles within large private…
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Simon Judge joined the civil service in 1985. He spent the first half of his career in a variety of roles in HM Treasury, ranging from water privatisation to running the Treasury’s own Information Services team. Since then h…
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Simon Kendall began his career with the British government in 1996 and has extensive experience of policy-making in both the international trade and domestic security sectors. His first position with UK Export Finance was fo…
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Simon Kirby served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) from July 2016 until June 2017. He was elected as the MP for Brighton Kemptown in May 2010. Education Simon has a BSc(Hons) degree in Mathematical Mode…
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Simon Lebus became the interim Chief Regulator of Ofqual on 1 January 2021. He has a wealth of experience in education technology and curriculum delivery, most notably as Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment from 2002 to …
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Simon Lightwood was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport in the Department for Transport on 9 July 2024. Simon was reappointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Tran…
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Simon Manley CMG was the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, United Nations and other International Organisations based in Geneva from April 2021 to July 2025. Simon has been a member o…
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Mr Simon Martin CMG was appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco from February 2020 to August 2025. He presented his credentials to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on 28 September 2020. Prior …
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Simon was appointed Director General, Chief Digital and Information Officer in December 2018.
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Simon McKinnon CB CBE has extensive experience in technology leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. He spent sixteen years in the public sector responsible for child maintenance, health and pensions systems…
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A chartered engineer, Simon spent his early career in the Royal Navy nuclear submarine service with sea appointments in nuclear submarines interspaced with shore support jobs, one of which was the Naval Superintendent at Vul…
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Simon Morris was appointed as Director of Human Resources and Organisation Development for HM Land Registry in June 2020, joining the Civil Service after spending the first 25 years of his career in HR and commercial leaders…
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Simon Murray joined the Highways Agency Board as a non-executive director in 2012. He is a graduate of Imperial College and a chartered civil engineer. He spent the first nineteen years of his career working for consultant A…
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Simon Mustard is His Majesty’s High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Prior to this appointment he was Director – East/Southern Africa, FCDO from July 2021 to December 2024. He was Her Majesty’s British Hig…
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Simon was appointed to the UKGI Board on 19 May 2016 and stepped down on 24 May 2019. Simon has had an extensive career in investment management, both in a principal and advisor capacity. He started his career at Chase Manha…
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Simon Parkes joined the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as Director, Finance and Maintained Schools in August 2012, before becoming Chief Financial Officer in January 2013. His previous career highlights include: Director, Fi…
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Simon Parkes was appointed Chief Financial Officer (SFA) in January 2016. He is also Chief Financial Officer at the Education Funding Agency . His previous career highlights include: Director, Finance and Commercial, Departm…
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Simon Penney was His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HTMC) for the Middle East and Pakistan. He was appointed in May 2018. Simon was also His Majesty’s Consul General (HMCG) to Dubai, appointed in January 2021. Simon spent the…
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Simon Perryman is an independent skills consultant and former Executive Director at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. He led the Commission’s work striving for more collective action by employers through stronger …
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Simon Polito (appointed in January 2012) was a City Solicitor with international law firm Hogan Lovells. He has over 30 years’ experience as a specialist in UK and EU competition law and has practised both in London and Brus…
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Simon Reeve is an Independent Director with significant international leadership experience spanning maritime, environment, energy & technology sectors. His board experience includes working with private and public secto…
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Simon Ricketts is Chief Information Officer of Rolls Royce PLC, a position he has held since 2010, where he is accountable for IT and business process transformation. He has extensive experience of leading large and complex …
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Simon has previously served as: Head of the Cabinet Office COVID-19 Taskforce, from March 2020 to March 2022 Director General, Withdrawal Agreement, Transition Taskforce, from January 2020 to March 2020 Director General Futu…
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Simon Sapper has 30 years’ experience as a senior national trade union official, first with Prospect and then the Communications Workers’ Union. He is currently Director of Makes-You-Think Consultancy, a trustee of Unions 21…
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Simon Sheldon-Wilson joined the Highways Agency in 2007 and was appointed Director of Traffic Management in 2010. Simon is responsible for the agency’s traffic officers, National Traffic Operations Centre and Regional Contro…
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Simon Shercliff was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iran in August 2021. Previously he was Director for National Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from February 2018. He also served …
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Simon Smith has been British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since March 2018. He first visited North and South Korea in 2002-4 when he was Head of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s NE Asia & Pacif…
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Mr Simon Thomas OBE is a senior British diplomat. Simon joined the Diplomatic Service in 1997, after graduating from Birmingham University with a first class Honours Degree in Russian Language and Literature. He has served …
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Simon Toole was Director, Licensing and Legal at the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) from 2015 to 2017. In this role he was responsible for oil and gas licensing, exploration and development, and methane and CO2 storage. He prev…
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Simon Tooth became Chargé d’Affaires a.i. in Monrovia in May 2025. Before this, Simon was Head of the West Africa Section. Simon joined the FCDO in 2007. He has been previously posted overseas in Yaoundé, where he worked in …
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Simon Tse was appointed Chief Executive of the Crown Commercial Service in 2018. He first joined CCS in May 2016 and led the Procurement Operations directorate. He served as interim CEO from July 2018 until his permanent app…
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Simon Virley was appointed Director General for the Markets and Infrastructure Group at the Department of Energy & Climate Change ( DECC ) in September 2009. In this role he leads government’s work on energy markets and …
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Simon Walker CBE was appointed Chair-Designate of the Trade Remedies Authority in February 2020 and was then appointed Chair in June 2021. Simon previously served as lead non-executive director of the Department for Internat…
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Mr Simon Walters was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Israel in July 2023. Previously, Simon was Director National Security for Middle East and Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (…
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Simon Webb CBE, FICE, specialises in major programmes and strategic change. An Executive Director at Nichols Group, he has led their work on nuclear decommissioning and warships for the last 10 years, at sites in England, Sc…
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Simon Wood was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in September 2025. Simon joined the FCO in 1998. He has served overseas as: HM Consul-General Rio de Janeiro (2017 to 2021) Depu…