Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 15

Government departments

• Prime Minister’s Office – The Reverend Malayil Lukose Varghese (known as Saju) Muthalaly’s nomination to the Suffragan See of Loughborough approved, succeeding The Right Reverend Dr Gulnar Francis-Dehqani following her translation to the See of Chelmsford.
• Government Communication Service – Lisa Hunter appointed as deputy chief executive, taking charge of continuing improvements to cross-government media, social media and crisis communications capability; Gemmaine Walsh appointed as chief operating officer, overseeing the GCS strategy for the next three years.
• Northern Ireland Office – Lord Caine appointed as a parliamentary under-secretary of state, and replaces Viscount Younger of Leckie as government spokesperson for Northern Ireland in the Lords.

Houses of Parliament

House of Commons

• A by-election will take place in the North Shropshire constituency on Thursday 16 December.

House of Lords

• Lord Coe (Conservative, life peer) granted a leave of absence on 8 November.
• Finance Committee – Lord Kennedy of Southwark added; Lord Collins of Highbury discharged.
• United Kingdom delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly – Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton added; Lord Jopling discharged.

Political parties

Welsh Labour

• Louise Magee to stand down as general secretary.

Devolved administrations

Scottish Government

• Highlands and Islands Enterprise – Stuart Black appointed as chief executive from January 2022.

Police and crime commissioners

• North Yorkshire – Jenni Newberry appointed as acting police, fire and crime commissioner.

Combined authorities

• West Midlands Combined Authority – Laura Shoaf appointed as chief executive on a permanent capacity having been interim chief executive since June.

Local authorities

• Birmingham City Council – Paul Kitson appointed as strategic director of place, prosperity and Sustainability, previously interim executive director of markets, partners and places at Homes England.
• Blaby District Council – Julia Smith appointed as chief executive.
• Haringey Council – Zina Etheridge to stand down as chief executive, to take a job with North East London Integrated Care System in early 2022.
• Maldon District Council – Wendy Stamp (independent) has stood down as council leader; Stephen Nunn (Independent) has stood down as deputy leader. Richard Siddall (independent) appointed council leader designate.
• Peterborough City Council – Matt Gladstone appointed chief executive from the end of January 2022.
• Worthing Borough Council – Kevin Jenkins (Conservative) elected as council leader.

Industry

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Interest Groups

• Co-op Foundation – Louise Snelders appointed as head of funding and partnerships.
• Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity – David Germain appointed as trustee.
• Heart of England Community Foundation – Chris West appointed as chair, succeeding Phil Ewing.

Trade Associations

• Association of British Insurers (ABI) – Baroness Morgan of Cotes appointed as first independent chair, taking over from Jon Dye who is stepping down; Hannah Gurga appointed as director general from early 2022, replacing Huw Evans who is stepping down from the role in December to join KPMG as a partner; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town appointed as independent non-executive director and senior independent director on the ABI Board.
• Association of Directors of Public Health – Jim McManus elected as president.
• British Safety Council – Peter McGettrick appointed as chair.
• Law Society of Scotland – Diane McGiffen appointed as chief executive from January 2022, succeeding Lorna Jack.