National Security Adviser
Jonathan Powell
Biography
Jonathan Powell has had a long career protecting UK interests, having served for seventeen years as a diplomat in the Foreign Office and as Chief of Staff to Tony Blair in opposition and for ten years in No10. Outside Government he has worked at Morgan Stanley and more recently founded the charity Inter Mediate in 2011 to use his experience as chief British negotiator in the talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement to work on resolving complex conflicts, including acting in 2014 as the UK’s special envoy to Libya.
National Security Adviser
The National Security Adviser is the principal official adviser to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on national security matters. The responsibilities include:
- Providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security. This includes strategy, policy, capability and civil contingencies.
- Acting as Secretary to the National Security Council.
- Leadership to and management of the national security teams in the Cabinet Office.
- Bringing together the wider national security community across Whitehall and our overseas network.
- Cultivating and maintaining a network of international stakeholders as well as contacts with relevant counterparts, businesses, industry and civil society groups.