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Piers Craven joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2005, and has since been posted to Egypt, Sudan and Vietnam, in roles covering political, communications and commercial work. Piers is married with one son.
Alexandra Jones is the Director General for Science, Innovation and Growth at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ( DSIT ). Alexandra was Director for Science, Research and Innovation at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (...
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Jack took up his appointment as Deputy Ambassador and Her Majesty’s Consul at the British Embassy, Republic of Belarus in June 2021. Prior to this, he was in London working as a Team Leader on UK Defence and International Security...
A study of the attitudes to ageing in Britain and the socio-demographic variables associated with those attitudes.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Shan Morgan represented the UK on the Committee of the Deputy Representatives of the Member States (Coreper I) in the Council from 2012 to 2016. Coreper I is responsible for policy and legislative negotiations covering employment, social policy, health and...
Christian Turner is Political Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Christian was previously British High Commissioner to Pakistan, from December 2019 to January 2023. Before that, he was the Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser and Deputy National...
Tamara Finkelstein was appointed Permanent Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2019, having previously led the department’s work on EU Exit Delivery. Before that she led the Building Safety Programme in the wake of the...
Bryony Mathew was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iceland in August 2021. She joined HM Diplomatic Service in 2005, and has served in London, Bangalore, Beijing and Phnom Penh. Prior to joining the service, Bryony studied Experimental Psychology at University...
Alexandra Gowlland has been the Deputy Director of the Disability Unit in the Cabinet Office since March 2023. She joined the Civil Service in 2011, and previously worked in the Cabinet Office, Government Equalities Office, Department of Health and Social Care, and...
Richard Clarke was Director General for Policy, Research and Humanitarian at DFID, a role that included oversight of the work of the Government Equalities Office. Richard’s career has mainly been in the Home Office. Prior to joining DFID he was...
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