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The Queen has approved that Prince William be appointed as Her Majesty’s Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2021.
The Rt Hon William Hague was appointed First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons on 15 July 2014. He was elected to Parliament in 1989 as the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks). Education William was educated...
William was appointed a Director in the Cabinet Office and Chief Executive Officer of the Geospatial Commission in 2018. The new Geospatial Commission sits at the centre of government, to direct efforts across public-sector data bodies and coordinate HMG’s approach...
A temporary export bar has been placed on portrait of the future King William IV worth over £300,000
William led the reform of Civil Service pensions, pay and wider workforce transformation, when he was previously the Executive Director for Civil Service Workforce Reform in the Cabinet Office. He began his Civil Service career at the Department for Work...
Will Quince was Minister of State at Department of Health and Social Care between 7 September 2022 and 13 November 2023. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education between 7 July 2022...
Will Macfarlane is Director of Strategy, Planning and Budget at HM Treasury. Will was the UK’s Deputy Ambassador the EU from 2022 to 2023 having been posted to Brussels in June 2019 as Director, Economics and Trade. Before this, Will...
Baroness Williams was appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Lords Chief Whip) on 7 September 2022. She was previously appointed Minister of State at the Home Office on 17 July 2016. She is a Conservative member of the...
William is civil engineer by education and a chartered project professional from the energy sector having completed 30 plus years with Royal Dutch Shell. He has been involved with many types of capital project both on and offshore, in UK...
Bill Longhurst is Deputy Head of Mission to Switzerland. Bill took up the role as Deputy Head of Mission and HM Consul-General for Switzerland and Liechtenstein in July 2019. Prior to this, he served as British Ambassador to Cambodia (2014...
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, served as Prime Minister between 1834 to 1834 and 1835 to 1841. Read more about the life and achievements of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, in our past Prime Ministers section.
William Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1783 and 1807 to 1809. Read more about the life and achievements of William Bentinck Duke of Portland in our past Prime Ministers section.
Simon Case was appointed Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service in September 2020. Before this he was appointed Permanent Secretary at No10, focusing on Covid-19 and the response to the pandemic. He has also served in the Royal...
Seven people have been appointed to the Committee responsible for recommending proposals for a permanent memorial and legacy programme to remember Queen Elizabeth II.
Consultation on proposed extension of opening hours in licensed premises over the Royal Wedding long weekend in April 2011.
Consultation on proposed extension of opening hours in licensed premises (such as pubs, clubs and bars) over the Royal Wedding April 2011.
William Pitt ‘The Younger’ served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. Read more about the life and achievements of William Pitt ‘The Younger’ in our past Prime Ministers section.
William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire served as Prime Minister between 1756 to 1757. Read more about the life and achievements of William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire in our past Prime Ministers section.
David Williams was appointed as MOD Permanent Secretary in April 2021. David Williams was appointed Second Permanent Secretary for the duration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in March 2020. David was appointed as Director General of Finance at the Department...
The government has published correspondence between the Prince of Wales and government departments.
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