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Appointment marks a defining moment in government's mission to put passengers first and rebuild Britain’s railways.
Secretary of State confirms Judge appointment to lead independent review of the Parades Commission
Sir John Brigstocke KCB was appointed Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman in April 2006. He is a former Second Sea Lord and held the position of Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command. During Sir John’s 4 years on the Admiralty Board, he...
Sir John joined the FCO in 1980 and after studying Arabic at SOAS and elsewhere has served mainly in the Middle East and South East Asia. His first posting was to Abu Dhabi. He has been Her Majesty’s Ambassador to...
The United Kingdom’s candidate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will help strengthen the rule of law in an increasingly unstable world, the Lord Chancellor will tell the United Nations General Assembly later today (Thursday, 29 October).
Sir Julian King KCVO CMG was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic in 2016. Career Julian King was appointed Director-General Economic & Consular at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in June 2014. Previous to this post, Julian was appointed...
Sir Ernest Ryder became Senior President of Tribunals in September 2015. Sir Ernest was called to the Bar in 1981 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1997. He became a Recorder in 2000. He was appointed a High Court judge, and...
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth delivered the opening keynote of the UK Space Power Conference, setting out how the UK will defend its interests in space.
Sir John O’Reilly was appointed Director General of Knowledge and Innovation in February 2013. John came from Cranfield University where he was Vice Chancellor from December 2006. Prior to that John was Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences...
Born and educated in Northern Ireland, Smyth joined the RAF in 1991 and spent 15 years as a frontline Harrier pilot and weapons instructor. He has flown hundreds of operational missions from both land bases and aircraft carriers. Smyth was...
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