Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 30

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People


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Houses of Parliament

  • House of Lords: Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen (Labour, life peer) died 20 April; Lord Hutton (Crossbench, life peer) retired 23 April; EU External Affairs Sub-committee – Baroness Manzoor discharged as a member.
  • House of Commons: Backbench Business Committee – Chris Davies discharged and Colin Clark added as a member; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee – Christian Matheson discharged and Clive Efford added as a member; Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments – Lee Rowley discharged and Julia Lopez added as a member.

Government departments

  • Prime Minister’s Office: Peter Coulson, Robert Goodwill, George Andrew Midsomer Leggatt and Kevan Jones appointed to the Privy Council.
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority – Lorraine Baldry to become chair of Sellafield Ltd. on 1 May; UK Atomic Energy Authority – Shrinivas Honap, Sue Scane, and Adrian Smith appointed as new non-executive board members for a three-year term.
  • Department for Education: David Carter to retire as national schools commissioner at the end of August.
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board – Peter Rees, Scott Shearlaw, Andrew Fletcher and David Craven appointed as members of the Dairy Board; Veterinary Medicines Directorate – Abigail Seager to become director of authorisations on 1 May
  • Department for Health and Social Care: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – Meindert Boysen has been appointed as director of the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation, replacing Mirella Marlow.
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Jamie Bowden has been appointed Her Majesty’s ambassador to the Republic of Chile; Corin Robertson has been appointed Her Majesty's ambassador to Mexico in succession to Duncan Taylor.
  • Home Office: Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs – Anne Campbell appointed as a member.
  • Department for International Trade: John Mahon began his role as director-general for exports.
  • Ministry of Justice: Parole Board for England and Wales – Caroline Corby named as the interim chair.
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Science Museum Group – Ludmilla Jordanova appointed as a trustee; National Portrait Gallery – Roger Blundell appointed as a trustee; Tate – Jane Wilson appointed as a trustee; Big Lottery Fund – Perdita Fraser and Elizabeth Passey reappointed as trustees.

Interest groups

  • Institute and Faculty of Actuaries – Annette Spencer joins as director of public affairs and research and Sarah Sim promoted to become director of markets development.
  • Royal National Lifeboat Institution – Leesa Harwood to stand down as director of community lifesaving and fundraising in October.

Media

  • The Guardian – Pippa Crerar and Anne Perkins appointed as joint deputy political editors.

Trade associations

  • Oil & Gas UK – David Clark, Kenny Dey and Nick Terrell appointed as members.

Consultancies

  • Public First – Alex Wild to join the team.

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