Latest civil service & public affairs moves — September 17

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


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Government departments

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Jonathan Browning and Zara Hyde Peters named as non-executive directors. Arts Council England – Helen Birchenough appointed as South West area chair. Tate – John Booth appointed as a trustee.
  • HM Treasury: Bank of England – Mark Carney reappointed as governor and Jon Cunliffe as deputy governor of the Bank of England with responsibility for financial stability.
  • Department for Education: School Teachers’ Review Body – Andrew Waller and Harriet Kemp appointed as members.

Devolved Authorities

  • National Assembly for Wales – Caroline Jones resigned from UKIP and now sits as an Independent.
  • Welsh Government: Welsh Revenue Authority Board - Dyfed Edwards named as deputy chair.
  • Scottish Parliament: Justice Sub-Committee on Policing – Fulton MacGregor replaced Ben Macpherson as a member.

Local Authorities: by-election results 13th September

  • Cambridge Council – Kelley Green elected for Petersfield – Labour hold. (Ann Sinnott resigned.)
  • Charnwood Council – Shona Rattray elected for Birstall Wanlip – Conservative hold. (Renata Jones resigned.)
  • Pembrokeshire Council – Jon Harvey elected for Pembroke: St Mary North – Independent gain from Conservative. (David Boswell resigned.)
  • New Forest Council – Andrew Gossage elected for Pennington - Conservative hold. (Penny Jackman resigned.)
  • Maidstone Council – Karen Chappell-Tay elected for Headcorn – Conservative hold. (Shelina Prendergast resigned.)
  • Lambeth Council – Scarlett O’Hara elected for Coldharbour – Labour hold. (Matthew Parr died.)

Corporates

  • Nationwide – Patrick Eltridge appointed as chief operating officer, starting in January 2019.

Interest Groups

  • Oxfam - Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah to become chief executive towards the end of the year.
  • Ada Lovelace Institute – Alan Wilson named as Executive Chair.
  • Hospice UK – Robert Peston to become Chair later in the year.
  • LifeArc – Melanie Lee appointed as Chief Executive, replacing Dave Tapolczay.
  • Shooting Star Chase – Nigel Harding appointed as chief executive.
  • Invictus Games Foundation – Sam Newell named as director of communications.

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