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Parmenter, Damian - Director General, AUKUS, Ministry of Defence - ACOBA advice

Advice to Damian Parmenter CBE, former Director General, AUKUS, Ministry of Defence. Paid appointment with Palantir Technologies UK, Ltd.

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Advice letter: Damian Parmenter, Senior Counsellor, Palantir Technologies UK

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Mr Parmenter left his role at the Ministry of Defence in July 2025

Senior Counsellor, Palantir Technologies UK

Mr Parmenter sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Palantir Technologies UK. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in June 2025 and the appointment was taken up in July 2025. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

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Published 3 September 2025

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