All ministers and senior officials on GOV.UK

Sir Hugh Stevenson was appointed as a Member of ACOBA in April 2010 and was interim Chair from 1 April 2014 until 31 December 2014. He began his business career at Linklaters and Paines, solicitors, joining the investment ba…

Sir Iain Macleod GCMG was the Legal Adviser at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office until March 2022, and was previously the Legal Adviser at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Iain Macleod was admitted as …

Sir Ian took over the role of Chief Regulator in January 2024.  Before that, he had served as Chair of the Board of Ofqual from January 2021 and had been a Board member from March 2018. Before becoming Chief Regulator, Sir I…

Sir Ian Carruthers has been Chairman of Healthcare UK since May 2013. The appointment is for 2 years, ending on 31 March 2015. Sir Ian has held a series of leadership posts with several regional health authorities, most rece…

In April 2015, Sir Ian Cheshire was appointed to the role of Government Lead Non-Executive. He was appointed for a further three years in April 2018. In August 2018, Sir Ian was also appointed the lead Non-Executive Member o…

Sir Ivan Rogers (KCMG) served as the UK Permanent Representative to the EU from November 2013 to January 2017. Sir Ivan was awarded a knighthood (KCMG) in 2016 for services to British, European and International Policy. Prio…

Sir James Bevan was Chief Executive at the Environment Agency from November 2015 to March 2023. Sir James has had a long career in government. His previous roles include: UK High Commissioner to India Chief Operating Officer…

1982 Joined FCO 1982-83 FCO, Western European Department 1983-84 FCO, Near East and North Africa Department 1984-86 Kinshasa, Second Secretary 1986-90 Brussels (UK Delegation to NATO), First Secretary 1991-92 FCO, European U…

James Leigh-Pemberton is Deputy Chairman of UK Government Investments and Chairman of RIT Capital Partners, a listed investment trust. He joined the Board of UKGI following the merger of UKGI and UK Financial Investments whe…

On 25 October 2016 the Secretary of State for Transport appointed Sir Jeremy Sullivan to provide independent oversight of the consultation process on the draft Airports National Policy Statement . If you have any comments on…

Sir Jim began his career in the Inland Revenue as an Inspector of Taxes in 1984. In January 2009, he was appointed Director of Corporation Tax and VAT, responsible for optimising the design and delivery of these business tax…

Sir Jim Mackey took up the post of Chief Executive Officer at NHS England on 1 April 2025.  From September 2021 to March 2025, Jim was National Director of Elective Recovery at NHS England. From January 2024 to March 2025, h…

Sir John Armitt: is Senior Vice President of the Institution of Civil Engineers is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineers and City & Guilds of London Institute has received honor…

Sir John Brigstocke KCB was appointed Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman in April 2006. He is a former Second Sea Lord and held the position of Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command. During Sir John’s 4 years on th…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Sir Nic Dakin was appointed Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) on 16 September 2025. He was previously Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) from 10 July 2024 to 16 September 2025, and Parliamentary U…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…