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David Johnston was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education from 31 August 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Chief Executive of the Social Mobility Foundation, a charity which runs a range …

David Jones joined the Charity Commission as Director of Corporate Services in April 2015. A Chartered Accountant, David was previously Head of Finance at Ordnance Survey, and prior to that, held senior positions in the Envi…

David Jones was appointed as Non-executive Chair of DVLA in February 2024. Education David went to school in Wrexham where he was born. He went on to study at Cardiff University where he graduated in Philosophy. Career David…

David Jordan joined the Environment Agency (EA) in 1997, he was appointed Executive Director of Operations in June 2008. His previous roles at EA have been Deputy Director of Operations and Regional Director, Southern. David…

David Kennedy was Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from January 2017 to August 2023. Previously he was the UK Department for International Development…

David was Director of the Office for Civil Society (now the Civil Society and Youth directorate), within the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, from November 2017 - September 2020. He was previously Deputy Dir…

David is Director General, Corporate and Delivery for the Home Office, having been interim Director General Corporate Enablers in the Department since October 2021. Prior to that he was the Strategic Finance Director in the …

David L Evans became Transformation Director at DVLA in January 2012. Education Studied Agricultural Technology at Harper Adams College. Career David joined DVLA in 2005 as Central Operations Director. He then worked for 3 y…

David Lelliott was appointed Her Majesty´s Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador in August 2019. Prior to this, David was Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General at the British Embassy Khartoum. David is a career diplo…

David Lloyd George served as Prime Minister between 1916 to 1922. Read more about the life and achievements of David Lloyd George in our past Prime Ministers section.

David Long is an Executive Director with UK Government Investments, the Government’s centre of expertise in corporate finance and corporate governance. He is a non-executive director of the Low Carbon Contracts Company and t…

After obtaining a first class degree in mathematics at Durham University, David worked as a software engineer on products for the chemical and offshore sectors. David subsequently delivered a number of digital transformation…

David MacKay was appointed as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change ( DECC ) on 1st October 2009. The Chief Scientific Advisor’s role is to ensure that the Department’s policies and operatio…

David MacLeod is a non-executive director of the Department for International Development (DFID) and of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He is a visiting professor of the Cass Business School and a fellow of the Ashridge Busin…

David has been with MOD for 25 years and has held previous appointments in a range of major project, programme and operational delivery leadership roles. He has wider responsibilities as the MOD Head of Profession for Portfo…

David Martin was appointed Operations Director in 2013 and Chief Operating Officer in March 2016 and is a member of the Executive team. He started as an Apprentice in 1979 and is a chartered engineer and fellow of Institute …

David was appointed as a non-executive director in November 2023. David is Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs for GSK.  In this role he has responsibility for: GSK’s global corporate government affairs and policy cor…

David has served as Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General in Belgrade since August 2011. He succeeded Ambassador Michael Davenport in July 2013 as Chargé d’Affaires, and will continue in that position until a new Ambassa…

David McIlroy took up his appointment as Chargé d’Affaires of the British Embassy, Asmara in Eritrea in April 2024. David was previously Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Guinea from 2019 to 2022. He was United Kingdom Deputy Perm…

David McNaught has been in Guatemala since August 2009 as Deputy Head of Mission in the British Embassy. He has been posted to Iraq and South Africa. David has experience in dealing with fragile States and emerging economies

David Meller joined the Department for Education as a non-executive board member in June 2013. David is joint chairman of his family business, the Meller Group, one of the largest luxury home and beauty suppliers in the UK. …

Mr. David Jones joined the FCDO in 2006.  He has been British Consul General Montreal since August 2024. His last role was Senior Adviser in the Cabinet Office, focusing on cyber and related national security issues. His pre…

From May 2021 to August 2023 David was the UK Government’s Regional Climate (COP26) and Energy Ambassador for Europe and Central Asia. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2023 to move to the private sector. Davi…

David Morley was British Ambassador to The Republic of The Gambia from May 2011 until March 2014. David joined the FCO in 1973 and has served at a wide variety of Posts overseas. He has just returned from a 3-year posting on…

David Morris has been the Member of Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale since 2010. He was UK Government Space Adviser having taken up the role in July 2022. He has previously served as a member of the Commons Science and…

David Mowat served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health from July 2016 to June 2017. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Warrington South in May 2010. Education David was educated at La…

David Mullan joined the Northern Ireland Civil Service in 1998 and worked across several Executive Departments within a range of finance and policy roles. David was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for the North West of Eng…

David Neal served as the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration from March 2021 until February 2024. David Neal was appointed by HM The Queen as the Provost Marshal (Army) and commanded the 1st Military Polic…

David has worked in the nuclear sector for 12 years in the Waste Management, Decommissioning and New Build sectors. In addition, he has previously managed large portfolio’s of projects, as well as holding various tendering a…

David Pasquini was the UK Consul based in San Diego, California, from October 2016 to 2023. In this role, he was responsible for the UK’s political and economic relationship with San Diego County. Prior to this position, he …

David Peattie was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in 2017, following a 33 year career in a number of technical, commercial and senior management positions in the oil and gas …

Deputy Head of Mission since July 2017. David was previously in Luanda, Angola, for 3 years as Head of Public and Corporate Services. His previous postings overseas were Dusseldorf as Head of Entry Clearance and Consular Ser…

David Phillips is the Head of Service Development and Central Commissioning and joined the Legal Aid Agency in September 2021. He joined the Civil Service in 1992 and has worked in several government departments and agencies…

David Poole joined the Board as Director, Commercial and Procurement in April 2013. He first joined the agency in September 2008, bringing extensive experience in supply chain management, procurement, purchasing and programm…

David was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 1 June 2009 and was reappointed on 17 May 2012. While his term was due to end on 31 May 2015, his membership has been extended until the end of …

David arrived in Ottawa as British Deputy High Commissioner to Canada in August 2022. David has served in a number of roles at home and overseas, both across government and in the private sector. He joined the foreign servic…

David Prout has been Pro-Vice Chancellor (Planning and Resources) at Oxford University since September 2017.  He has responsibility for the University’s financial and strategic planning, the estates and capital plan and the …

David was appointed as the UK’s Permanent Representative to NATO in April 2022. Before this, David served as the Prime Minister’s adviser on International Affairs and Deputy National Security Adviser from 2019 to 2022 and as…

David Blakemore is the Chair of the Committee on Fuel Poverty . He has been reappointed as the Chair from 7 November 2019. David has been a member of the Committee on Fuel Poverty since its inception in January 2016 and was …

David arrived in Ottawa as Deputy High Commissioner to Canada in August 2018. He joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in 2003, having worked previously in the City of London as a lawyer. He has had …

David joined the Inland Revenue as a trainee tax inspector in 1979 after graduating in economic history at Durham University. He has been a director since HMRC was formed in 2005, first as Director of Central Policy, and the…

David Riley was appointed UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in July 2024. David joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (now the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) in 2…

David Rooke has worked at the Environment Agency (EA) since it was formed in 1996. During this time he has held various roles including: Acting Chief Executive Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management Head of …

David is the Finance Director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. He joined DCMS in 2015. He was previously Finance Director of the Department for Communities and Local Government, where he also worked on strateg…

David started his career in the chemical industry with Aker Kvaerner providing environmental and health and safety solutions to chemical manufacturing facilities in Teesside. He joined the nuclear industry in 2005 with Studs…

David Rutley was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office between 27 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for …

David Slinn became the United Kingdom’s seventh ambassador to Croatia in April 2012. Previously, he was the first British Ambassador to North Korea. David has spent a major part of his career in South East Europe. After six …