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  • Christopher Muttukumaru was appointed as the General Counsel at the Department for Transport ( DfT ) in 2011. Career Christopher leads a group of over 90 lawyers which advises the DfT and its executive agencies. His governme…

  • Formerly Chief HR Officer of the energy supplier Npower, Christopher is currently a Board Member of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority and a Governor of Cardiff Metropolitan University. Chris began his career with British St…

  • Since 2019, Chris has been Deputy Director in the Government Office for Science responsible for science capability, systems, science and innovation across government. From 2015 to 2019, Chris was Regional Director for the De…

  • Christopher Prentice took up his appointment in Italy during January 2011. Christopher joined the FCO in 1977 and has spent much of his career on Middle East affairs, including postings in Kuwait and later as Ambassador in A…

  • Christopher Pycroft was previously Head of DFID DRC - the Democratic Republic of Congo. He joined DFID in 2001 and previously worked as a governance advisor in DFID Nigeria and DFID South East Asia, and as Deputy Head of DFI…

  • Christopher Rodrigues became Chairman of the Port of London Authority in January 2016, Chairman of the Royal Ballet School in January 2020 and Chairman of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency in April 2021. In May 2018 he be…

  • Ambassador Christopher Sharrock took up his duties as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OECD in Paris in January 2016. Mr Sharrock was born in 1975 in Reading, UK. He holds a BA Hons in English Language a…

  • Christopher Spencer was appointed Assistant Director (Standards and Assessment) in 2006 having joined Service Children’s Education in June 2003 as Senior Inspector Advisor. His previous roles include: senior inspector and Na…

  • Christopher was appointed UK Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in February 2016. Christopher joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989. He has completed diplomatic postings to Prague (1991-93), Bangk…

  • Ciaran Martin was appointed Constitution Director in 2011. Prior to that Ciaran was the lead official negotiator for the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Scotland in the run-up to the Edinburgh Agreement in 2012 on …

  • Claire Bailey graduated from University of Wales, School of Nursing, Cardiff in 1991 and completed specialist training at Kings College London, the University of East Anglia and St George’s University of London. Following an…

  • Claire is Corporate Services Director at the UK Space Agency. She provides strategic advice to Agency teams, and leads work to set the Agency’s corporate plan, manage its performance, risks and finances, and develop new rese…

  • Prior to joining HMCTS, Claire was Deputy Chief Property Officer at Surrey Council. Claire has worked extensively across the local government landscape and has experience in defining strategy within the wider public sector a…

  • Claire Bassett has held senior positions across the public sector, many with a focus on the criminal justice system. She was Deputy Director General at the Independent Office for Police Conduct until May of this year and has…

  • Claire Bassett joined the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate in January 2019 and stepped down from her role on 31 August 2020. Claire was the Director of the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate of DIT and Chief …

  • Claire Bruce took up post as Deputy High Commissioner in Belmopan in October 2017. Claire moved to Belmopan from New Delhi, India where she worked for the UK’s Defence and Security Organisation. Claire started her Diplomatic…

  • Claire Burton started her role as Regional Director for London in September 2022. She was previously the Regional Schools Commissioner for South-East England and South London. Prior to this, Claire was Chief Executive and Ac…

  • Claire Burton joined the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) as Chief Executive Officer on 5 January 2015. Her previous roles include: Acting Director of Academies at the Department for Education (DfE) Head of Apprenticeships…

  • As VCSE Representative, Claire acts as an intermediary between the Government and the voluntary and social enterprise sectors to champion the Social Value Act and an improvement in commissioning practices. Claire was appoint…

  • Curriculum Vitae 2018 - 2022 British High Commissioner to Belize 2012 - 2018 Deputy Director, Protocol Directorate, FCO 2008 - 2012 Deputy Head of Mission, Doha, 2003 - 2007 Deputy Consul General and Director of Trade and In…

  • Claire has developed her career working across a variety of sectors including pharma, environmental and nuclear. Her nuclear experience spans roles from nuclear operations, project, programme and portfolio management through…

  • Claire Gilmore was the Senior Investigating Officer in the Office of the Ethical Standards Commissioner in Scotland until her appointment as Traffic Commissioner. Claire Gilmore was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for Scot…

  • Claire Graves is the Director of Finance at the Disclosure and Barring Service. Claire took on this post at DBS in July 2020. Claire joined DBS in 2016 as the Senior Finance Business Partner, and has since worked as the Seni…

  • Claire Hall joined Menzies Aviation in October 2017 as the Global Executive Vice President of people. Claire has a wealth of experience gained over several decades from brands such as Tesco, Boots, British Gas and McDonalds.…

  • Claire has had a varied career with extensive experience gained through engineering, data and architecture roles in the private sector and senior public sector roles focussed on digital and organisational transformation, leg…

  • Claire Hughes joined the MCA in 2000, holding various roles within the HR team and working up to the role of HR Director and Chief People Officer in 2012. Claire was also on secondment as Director of HR at the Department for…

  • Claire took up her role as TSol Director General in April 2014. TSol became the Government Legal Department (GLD) on 1 April 2015. Claire left GLD in 2018. Her previous roles include: Director, Department for Education Advis…

  • Claire Tunbridge has over 20 years’ experience specialising in reward management and within private companies that include RWE and Npower. This has provided her with a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of remuneration and r…

  • Claire was appointed as a Non-executive Member in June 2021. She is a member of the Regulatory Committee. Claire is a non-executive director of the Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland and of the Citizen Housing Group. Cla…

  • Claire is a Deputy Director at HM Treasury working on the COVID-19 economic response. She recently spent 3 years on secondment to UKGI where amongst other things she sat on the Board of HM Land Registry as the Government’s n…

  • Clara Swinson was Director General for Global Health at the Department of Health and Social Care between November 2016 and September 2024. Her previous roles include: Director of Adult Social Care Policy Director of Health P…

  • Clare Allbless is Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Tbilisi. She took up her post on 1 July 2020. Clare joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997. Her previous roles include two separate postings to t…

  • Clare Brodie joined the TRA as our General Counsel in 2018 and was appointed an executive director of the Board in June 2021. Since 2018, she has been establishing and developing the legal function and her team provide legal…

  • Clare Filshie and John Fox have been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Norway since August 2021, working as a job-share. They are partners and have job-shared together since 2009, when they served as Political…

  • Clare joined the Adjudicator’s Office in April 2019 as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. In April 2023, Clare’s role expanded to incorporate the oversight and responsibility of the Adjudicator’s Office’s core corporate…

  • Clare has worked in government since 2005, after starting her career as an economist at the Bank of England. Her roles have included Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Private Secretary for Econo…

  • Clare Minchington was appointed to the Agency Board in January 2021. She has spent her career working within professional education and regulation. Her current appointments and experience include: Senior Council Member and C…

  • Clare Moriarty has been Permanent Secretary for the Department for Exiting the European Union since April 2019. Her previous roles include Permanent Secretary for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Direct…

  • Clare Nichols became Chief Financial Officer at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in January 2023. Clare has extensive background in finance and procurement within government, both in the UK and Australia. Her p…

  • Clare Pillman has been a director at DCMS since March 2011. Clare joined the civil service in 1992. Since then, she’s spent time at the Treasury and the Department for Constitutional Affairs as well as DCMS . Career highligh…

  • Clare Toogood was appointed Head of the Public Defender Service in December 2014. But she joined the Legal Aid Agency in April 2014 as Head of the Public Defender Service Advocacy Unit. Clare’s previous roles include Area Bu…

  • Claude Jaouen, is an alumnus of the Ecole Centrale de Paris and a Doctor in engineering.  Having started his career in the nuclear fuel reprocessing including technological developments, engineering studies, construction and…

  • Claudia is currently the Chair of Deliveroo PLC, and Remuneration Committee Chair of Kingfisher PLC and Derwent London PLC. She also serves as a member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers. Claudia began her executive caree…

  • Claudia Sturt’s previous roles include: 2021 - 2023 Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Board 2016 - 2021 Director, Security, Order and Counter Terrorism at the National Offender Management Service, now HM Prison and Probat…

  • Clement Attlee served as Prime Minister between 1945 to 1951. Read more about the life and achievements of Clement Attlee in our past Prime Ministers section.

  • Clive Alderton was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco and former Her Majesty’s non-resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2012 until 2015. Mr Alderton previously served as a Member of …

  • Clive joined HMT in May 2022 as Head of the Government Risk Profession. Clive was at EY for 17 years (the last 9 of which were as a Partner) where among other responsibilities he led the development of client-facing risk man…

  • Clive Maxwell is Second Permanent Secretary for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). He was previously the Second Permanent Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BE…