Latest civil service & public affairs moves — October 17

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


House of Lords

  • Baroness Manzoor left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative Party.
  • EU Financial Affairs Sub-committee - Lord Fink became a member.
  • Liaison Committee – Lord Newby replaced Lord Wallace of Tankerness as member.
  • House of Lords Commission – Lord Newby replaced Lord Wallace of Tankerness as member.

House of Commons

  • Environmental Audit Committee - Thérèse Coffey replaced Rory Stewart as a member.
  • Public Accounts Committee – Simon Kirby replaced Harriett Baldwin as a member.

Government departments

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Civil Nuclear Police Authority – Vic Emery appointed as Chair, replacing Philip Trousdell, and Neelam Karkaria as a non-executive member, replacing Stephen Barrett; Competition and Markets Authority Board: Martin Coleman, Jonathan Scott and Amelia Fletcher appointed as Non-executive Directors; Sarah Chambers and Anne lambert appointed as Panel Member Non-executive Directors.
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Keith Allan appointed as British High Commissioner to Mauritius; Katherine Ward appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.
  • Department for Transport: Department Board - Tony Poulter appointed as a non-executive board member.
  • Ministry of Defence: Defence Infrastructure Organisation – Graham Dalton appointed as Chief Executive.
  • Home Office: Animals in Science Committee – John Landers reappointed as Chair; Ken Applebee, Gail Davies, Malcolm Macleod, Anna Rowland and Gilly Stoddart reappointed as member.
  • HM Revenue & Customs: Jim Harra replaces Edward Troup as Tax Assurance Commissioner.
  • Serious Fraud Office: Mark Thompson promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
  • Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Amanda Campbell joined as the new Chief Executive.
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: National Portrait Gallery – Brian Allen reappointed to the board.

Parties

  • Scottish National Party: Angus Robertson elected as Deputy Leader.
  • Labour Party: Rosie Winterton appointed as Party Envoy to the Party of European Socialists.

Local authority by-election Results October 13

  • Cumbria County Council - Steve Rooke elected for Windermere – Liberal Democrat hold.
  • South Lakeland District Council - Andrew Jarvis elected for Windermere Bowness North – Liberal Democrat hold.
  • Kent County Council - Michael Horwood elected for Swanley – Conservative hold.
  • Sevenoaks District Council – Clare Barnes elected for Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village –Conservative hold.
  • Lancaster City Council - Ian Clift elected for Westgate – Labour hold.
  • Lewisham Council – Sophie McGeevor elected for Brockley – Labour holdl; Joyce Jacca elected for Evelyn – Labour hold.
  • North Kesteven District Council - Cat Mills elected for Cliff Villages – Lincolnshire Independents hold.
  • Poole Council - Vikki Slade elected for Broadstone – Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
  • Tandridge District Council - Phil Davies elected for Limpsfield - Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group gain from Conservative.

Industry, interest groups and think tanks

  • National Citizen Service Trust - David Cameron announced as the Chair of Patrons.
  • British Chambers of Commerce - Adam Marshall named as the new Director-General.
  • London First – Jasmine Whitbread to join as Chief Executive in December, replacing Baroness Valentine.
  • Open Europe - Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise appointed as Chair, Stephen Booth as Acting Director and Director of Policy and Research.

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