Press release

Change of British High Commissioner to India: Alex Ellis

Mr Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 5 January 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Mr Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE. Mr Ellis will take up his appointment during January 2021.

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Alexander Ellis

Dates	Role
2020 to present	Cabinet Office, Deputy National Security Adviser
2017 to 2019	Department for Exiting the European Union, Director General
2013 to 2017	Brasilia, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2011 to 2013	FCO, Director of Strategy
2007 to 2010	Lisbon, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2005 to 2007	Adviser to the President of the European Commission
1990 to 2005	Postings to Lisbon, Madrid and to EU. British Government negotiation team on euro, EU Budget framework, Treaty of the EU and EU Enlargement; worked on South Africa’s transition to multi party democracy.

Published 5 January 2021