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Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell served as Prime Minister between 1846 to 1852 and 1865 to 1866. Read more about the life and achievements of Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell in our past Prime Ministers section.
Dean Russell was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022.
Mark is Chair of DE&S, the procurement organisation of the Ministry of Defence, Senior Adviser at UKGI and Chair of Angel Trains. Mark Russell was appointed Chair of DE&S and Vice Chair of UKGI in November 2019 having been Chief...
John Russell joined the SSRO as Chief Executive in July 2023. John was a Senior Director at Ofwat from 2016. He has also worked in Shell’s group strategy and business environment teams and had a long career in Whitehall where,...
Beth Russell has recently been appointed as the Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and is based in the Darlington Economic Campus. Beth has worked in the Treasury since 2000 in a range of policy roles across tax, welfare and...
Russell Viner is Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Education. He is a paediatrician and professor at the University College London (UCL) Great Ormond St. Institute of Child Health and works clinically at University College London Hospitals (UCLH). His...
Sarah took up her post as Deputy Head of Mission in Yangon in July 2019. Her previous roles include: 2016-2019 Political Counsellor, British Embassy Yangon 2015-2016 Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 2014-2015 Iran Department, FCO 2013-2014 Senior Policy Adviser,...
Chris Russell was appointed National Director, Education in September 2021. Chris was appointed as one of His Majesty’s Inspectors in 2006. Before joining Ofsted, Chris worked in secondary schools, including as a headteacher. As an HMI he worked in the...
Nick Russell was British Consul-General in Dusseldorf from May 2023 to June 2025. Nick began his career with the British government in 2009 and has extensive experience in digital policy making and trade. Nick’s first position with the Department for...
Justin Russell is the Director General for Families Group, taking on the role in October 2023. Prior to this he was HM Chief Inspector of Probation from June 2019 to September 2023. Justin’s previous roles in government include: Director General...
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