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Dr Madeleine Sumption is the Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, which provides impartial analysis of migration in the UK for public and policy audiences. Her research focuses on labour migration and the economic and social...
Giles Paxman was the British Ambassador to Spain 2009 to 2013. He was born in 1951. He studied at Oxford University before joining the Department of the Environment on its creation in 1974. After transferring to the Diplomatic service he...
John Davie has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Asunción since June 2020. Prior to this, John worked in a joint FCO and Home Office unit focusing on international counter terrorism, after having served in a...
Dr Rurik Marsden is the Development Director at the British Embassy Yangon. He was also the UK government’s Chargé D’Affaires ad Interim to Myanmar from August 2022 to February 2023. Before coming to Myanmar in 2019, Rurik was Head of...
James Roed-Moor started as Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Tashkent in February 2024. James joined the UK Civil Service in 2002 and has worked for both the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund....
Chris Stewart is Director of Data and Analysis at Active Travel England. He joined the agency in March 2023. Chris has worked for the past 15 years in various senior positions in government and the private sector. He is a...
Stephen Speed is Director of Energy Development at DECC, looking after UK oil and gas reserves including new shale gas plays, the environmental regulation of offshore oil and gas activity and the management of the legacy of former nationalised coal...
Jennie has been country representative for DFID Uganda since August 2015. She joined DFID in 2000 and has worked on international trade, aid policy and delivery as well as strategic finance. She previously led the Finance, Performance and Impact Department...
The UK announces 92 sanctions in response to the Russian regime imposing sham referendums in 4 regions of Ukraine.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
After graduating from the University of Newcastle (1997), Gillian joined Bank of Scotland where she spent the first 7 years of her now 25 year career in Financial Services. She progressed from the graduate programme into the Wealth Management division...
Kate Bowyer joined the NDA as group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in May 2023 and plays a key role on our Group Leadership Team and on our Board. Kate brings a wealth of financial and leadership expertise to the role,...
Andy Tighe was the Director of Communications from November 2017 to February 2020. He joined the Home Office as Head of News in 2011. Before joining the Home Office, Andy was a journalist for the BBC, working in radio and...
Jon joined the Planning Inspectorate in 2010, during which time he has been Head of Management Information and Business Improvement prior to becoming Finance Director. Before joining PINS, Jon spent over 15 years in the private sector where he worked...
Sophie Dean was appointed joint Director General, Labour Market and Implementation at the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) in December 2022 in a jobshare with Katherine Green. Before DWP , Sophie and Katherine were Directors General for...
David Withey joined the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) as CEO in August 2022. David has extensive experience in senior public sector roles in Australia and the UK having started his career in the Northern Ireland Office. Immediately prior...
Derek Ross joined the Student Loans Company (SLC) in 1999. He was appointed to the Executive Board in 2001 and since then has held a number of executive roles. He became Director of Operations in 2010. Before joining SLC, Derek...
Sir Jon Thompson joined HS2 in April 2021 and was appointed as Chair on 9 February 2023. Sir Jon’s appointment, after almost a year as Deputy Chair, came at a pivotal time for the HS2 programme. as the Crewe-Manchester Bill moves through...
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