Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 21

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

21 Mar 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: British Museum – Sir Charlie Mayfield re-appointed as trustee for four years from 1 June until 31 May 2026.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – Alison Blake CMG appointed as governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands from July.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Regulator of Social Housing – Bernadette Conroy announced as the preferred candidate for the post of chair. A pre-appointment hearing by the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee will take place on 21 March. Homes England – Pat Ritchie CBE, Lesley-Ann Nash, Mark Henderson and Lord Austin of Dudley appointed as non-executive directors of the board.
Privy Council Office – Alison Johnstone MSP appointed as a privy counsellor. Elin Jones MS appointed as a privy counsellor.

House of Commons

Backbench Business Committee – Chris Green and Jerome Mayhew added; Duncan Baker and David Johnston discharged.
Education Committee – Caroline Ansell and Anna Firth added; Brendan Clarke-Smith and Christian Wakeford discharged.
Home Affairs Committee – Lee Anderson and Matt Vickers added; James Daly and Laura Farris discharged.
Justice Committee – Matt Vickers added; James Daly discharged.
Petitions Committee – Marsha De Cordova added; Taiwo Owatemi discharged.
Privileges Committee – Laura Farris added; Mark Fletcher discharged.
Public Accounts Committee – Louie French and Angela Richardson added; Gareth Bacon and Richard Holden discharged.
Standards Committee – Laura Farris added; Mark Fletcher discharged.

House of Lords

Richard Harrington was introduced to the House of Lords on 15 March as Lord Harrington of Watford.
Baroness Penn appointed as Lords Spokesperson for HM Treasury.

Labour

Scottish Government

Neil Gray MSP appointed as minister with special responsibility for refugees from Ukraine; and continues as minister for culture, Europe and international development.
Craig Naylor appointed as Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary in Scotland.
National Audiology Review Group – Professor Jacqueline Taylor appointed as chair.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Executive

Geraldine Hanna appointed as the victims of crime commissioner designate for Northern Ireland for three years from 13 June.

Belfast City Council – John Walsh appointed as chief executive from 21 March.
Croydon Council – Hamida Ali (Labour) to step down as council leader and councillor at the local elections in May.
Highland Council – Margaret Davidson (Independent) to step down as council leader and councillor at the local elections in May.
Lancaster City Council – Mark Davies appointed as chief executive, succeeding Kieran Keane who is stepping down on 31 March.
Newham Council – Althea Loderick to step down as chief executive after May's local elections.
Southwark Council – Althea Loderick appointed as chief executive, subject to a formal decision by Council Assembly on 23 March.

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Health Foundation – Dr Malte Gerhold appointed as director of innovation and improvement from May.
Labour in Communications – Lord Kinnock appointed as chair; Chris Birks appointed as partners and trade union relations lead; Rashida Din appointed as deputy IMPACT lead; Eve Mason appointed as parliamentary relations lead; Isabel Bull appointed as deputy CONNECT lead; Sarina Kiayani appointed as membership and tecruitment lead.
Ramblers – Ross Maloney appointed as chief executive.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine – Dr Adrian Boyle elected as president.
University of Cambridge – James Helm appointed as director of communications and external affairs from early May.