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  • Charles was the Head of DFID Jordan. He took up this role in July 2019. Before coming to Amman he was the interim Head of Finance and Control Department in Whitehall. His previous roles in DFID include: deputy Head of Privat…

  • His Excellency Charles Hay MVO started as the British High Commissioner to Malaysia in March 2019 in succession to Vicki Treadell CMG MVO. Prior to Malaysia, Mr Hay was the British Ambassador to South Korea from 2015 to 2018…

  • Charles Hendry was Minister of State for Energy at the Department for Energy & Climate Change from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Wealden on 7 June 2001. Education Charles was educated at …

  • Charles Lochrane is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and after long service has retired from his role as partner and proprietary partner at Strutt & Parker, a large firm of Chartered Surveyors. In…

  • Charles Moore was appointed as the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia in January 2021. He is a career diplomat, having joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1982, serving in overseas postings to Zimbabwe, Oman, B…

  • Charles Randell was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from 2016 to 2018. Charles has been an independent director of the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatio…

  • Charles Redfearn joined UK Export Finance in 1995. He is the acting General Counsel for UK Export Finance, and a member of the executive committee and management board.

  • Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, served as Prime Minister between 1765 to 1766. Read more about the life and achievements of Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham in our past Prime Minister…

  • Charley Williams took up her appointment as Deputy High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean in February 2023.  She has had previous diplomatic postings in Australia as Head of Foreign and Security Policy betwe…

  • Charlie is a senior data leader with extensive leadership experience turning data into a sustainable resource in a number of large enterprises. He draws on best practice experience from retail, utilities, telcos, insurance a…

  • Charlie Elphicke served as Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from May 2015 until July 2016. He is also a campaigner for fathers’ rights, leading to government adopting his proposal to give children a right t…

  • Charles has 38 years industry experience gained from leading IT globally as Deputy Group Global CIO at BP, as CEO of Global IT Services at Prudential and as Interim CIO at Thames Water. He has worked as an independent consul…

  • Charlie Massey has worked in a variety of roles across government, including: Director General for Acute Care and Workforce July 2016 to October 2016 Director General for Strategy and External Relations at the Department of …

  • Charlie Pate has been in the UK Civil Service since 1999. After a number of roles working on welfare issues and local government performance, Charlie headed HM Treasury’s early engagement on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic G…

  • Charlie is Chief Financial Officer and Board member of IWG Plc (LSE: IWG), the world’s largest hybrid office provider including its Regus and Spaces brands in 3,345 locations across 120 countries, employing 10,000+ people, a…

  • Charlie Taylor became Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales in March 2017. His tenure came to an end in March 2020. Before taking up this role he led the Government’s review of the youth justice system, Char…

  • Charlotte Briscall worked previously as the Head of Digital Experience at Sainsbury’s where she was instrumental in the work to design and develop their customer, colleague and supplier facing digital services. Charlotte bri…

  • Charlotte Fenton became the Deputy High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia in January 2020. Charlotte joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 1997 in the office of the Permanent Under Secretary. She…

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  • Charlotte Moar joined the Student Loans Company in May 2019.  She is a qualified accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Charlotte held Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive pos…

  • Charlotte (Charlie) Pickles is Director at Reform. She was previously Reform’s Deputy Director and Head of Research. Prior to returning to Reform, Charlie was Managing Editor at UnHerd.com, the comment and current affairs si…

  • Charlotte (Charlie) Pickles is Director at Reform. She was previously Reform’s Deputy Director and Head of Research. Prior to returning to Reform, Charlie was Managing Editor at UnHerd.com, the comment and current affairs si…

  • Charlotte is the British High Commissioner to Mauritius. Charlotte was most recently Deputy Director for West Africa and Africa-wide security policy at the FCDO. She has served overseas in Africa and the Middle East. Curricu…

  • Charmion Pears was appointed as a Non-executive Director and Chair of DVLA’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in February 2024. Education Charmion has been a chartered accountant with the Chartered Accountants of Australia…

  • Charu was appointed Director General, Capabilities and Resources in July 2018. She is responsible for the Home Office’s people, finance, estates, commercial, projects and programmes portfolio management, performance, risk, a…

  • Cheryl is the Commercial Director responsible for Ministry of Justice Core Services and ALBs (part of MoJ Finance Group). She joined the MoJ in 2013 with over 30 years Commercial and Procurement experience gained from the Pr…

  • Cheryl McCuaig was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of DVLA in February 2022. Career Cheryl has more than 35 years’ experience in the technology sector, with a career in investment banking, commercial and retail banking…

  • Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was installed as 11th Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth on 1 September, 2013 at St John’s Wood Synagogue in London. The Chief Rabbi holds many positions of leadership, including Associate President o…

  • Chloe Smith was previously appointed Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from 28 April 2023 to 20 July 2023 while the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP was on maternity leave. She was previously Secretary of S…

  • Chloe Squires is the Director General for Homeland Security in the Home Office. Prior to this appointment, she was Director National Security in the Home Office and led on a range of national security issues including aspect…

  • Ms Chloë Adams joined the FCO in 2004. She has been British Consul General Montreal since July 2018. Her previous overseas postings include British Embassy Paris (from 2014 to 2018) and the UK Mission to the United Nations i…

  • Chris Armitt joined the CNC in July 2015, after a 25 year career with Merseyside Police, having joined as a PC in 1989 after eight years’ of service with the Royal Engineers. During his career, Chris has fulfilled a wide ran…

  • Chris Barton is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Europe. He started the role in August 2021. Prior to his appointment Chris spent 8 years leading on trade issues in the UK government, as Director for: Trade Policy and Ex…

  • Chris Boardman was appointed as National Active Travel Commissioner in June 2022 by the Transport Secretary. Before this Chris was Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester and the first ever Greater Manchester Cycling a…

  • Chris Born was appointed Interim Managing Director of Healthcare UK in February 2016. Chris is a former NHS CEO who has worked as a senior consultant specialist with Healthcare UK at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) for the la…

  • Chris Brown was appointed Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Harare in July 2012, after a spell as Senior Advisor to David Cameron and Nick Clegg in the No 10 Policy Unit.  An economist, he has spent most of his career …

  • Christopher John (Chris) Campbell was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador in succession to Ms Katherine Ward LVO OBE. He arrived in Ecuador on 27 August 2020 to take up his role and presented the co…

  • Chris Chalmers has been Head of DFID China since 2011. He joined DFID in 2000 and previously worked for Voluntary Service Overseas and BBC World Service. Chris has a degree in history.

  • Chris has worked in HR for 35 years and is a qualified leadership coach and business psychologist. He has spent the last 15 years in various HR director roles working in private, public and third sector organisations.

  • Chris was appointed as the Chief Technology Officer for the UK Health Security Agency in October 2022. His previous business transformation and digital leadership roles include: Group Chief Information Officer for Lloyd’s Re…

  • Chris Elmore was appointed Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) on 10 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Bridgend in July 2024.

  • Chris Fitzpatrick joined the Export Guarantee Advisory Council in July 2011. Chris is a materials scientist who established his own business manufacturing high-performance adhesives in the East Midlands. This business grew q…

  • Chris Flatt was appointed Director in November 2018. He leads on strategy, rights and legacy matters. He first joined the Northern Ireland Office in 2002, working on various policy issues including the legacy of Northern Ire…

  • Chris Flatt was appointed Director (Strategy) in November 2018. He leads on strategy, rights and legacy matters. He first joined the Northern Ireland Office in 2002, working on various policy issues including the legacy of N…

  • Chris Gibb has worked in the rail industry for more than 40 years, with Board roles at train operators and Network Rail. Chris joined British Rail from school as a clerk in 1981, aged 17. After 20 years of operational roles …

  • Chris Hadkiss, Chief Executive, APHA, joined in January 2013. His previous roles include: Home Office Advisor on Forensic Science Executive Director, Forensic Science Service Ltd Operations Director, Forensic Science Service…

  • Chris Hall joined the Cabinet Office in 2012. He was appointed interim Government Chief Commercial Officer in December 2015, a role he held until March 2016. Previously Chris led the Complex Transactions Team in the Crown Co…

  • Chris began his career with BNFL at Berkeley Centre, working on the radiological characterisation of both ILW and LLW. He joined Studsvik in 2006 to enhance and expand their characterisation business and between 2008 and 201…