Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 18

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

  • New peerage: Andrew Tyrie (non-affiliated) was raised to the peerage as Lord Tyrie on 12 June.
  • Constitution Select Committee – Lord Maclennan of Rogart discharged, Lord Wallace of Tankerness appointed as a member.
  • Communications Select Committee – Baroness Stowell of Beeston discharged, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen appointed as a member.
  • European Union Select Committee – Lord Selkirk of Douglas and Baroness Wilcox discharged, Baroness Noakes and Lord Risby appointed as members.
  • Human Rights Joint Committee – Baroness O'Cathain discharged, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne appointed as a member.
  • Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Select Committee – Lord Cashman discharged, Lord Pendry appointed as a member.
  • Services Select Committee – Earl of Shrewsbury and Baroness Humphreys discharged, Lord Borwick and Lord Stoneham of Droxford appointed as members.
  • International Relations Select Committee –  Lord Balfe discharged, Baroness Anelay of St Johns appointed as members.

House of Commons

  • Janet Daby has been elected as the new Labour MP for Lewisham East on 14 June.
  • Justice Minister Phillip Lee resigned from government.
  • Edward Argar appointed parliamentary under secretary at Ministry of Justice.

Government departments

  • Department for Education: Dominic Herrington to be appointed as interim national schools commissioner from September.
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs: Natural England – chair Andrew Sells will retire in January 2019.
  • Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Advisory Committee – Sir Ian Diamond has been appointed as chair
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Catriona Laing CB appointed as British high commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  • HM Treasury: Office for Budget Responsibility – Bronwyn King and Andy Curtis appointed as members.
  • Ministry of Defence: Royal College of Defence Studies – Sir Simon Gass appointed as commandant.

Non-ministerial departments

  • HMRC – Ruth Stanier appointed as director general of customer strategy and tax design.

Parties

Scottish National Party

  • Keith Brown elected as deputy leader.

Scottish Labour

  • Mary Fee appointed as shadow minister for education, skills, health, sport and equalities.
  • Lewis McDonald appointed as shadow minister for energy.
  • Pauline McNeill appointed as shadow community minister.
  • David Stewart appointed as shadow minister for health.
  • Mark Griffin appointed as shadow whip.

Labour Party

  • Laura Smith resigned as Shadow Cabinet Office Minister.
  • Anna McMorrin, Ellie Reeves Ged Killen, Rosie Duffield and Tonia Antoniazzi have resigned as Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

Birthday Honours list

  • Bernard Jenkin MP awarded a knighthood.
  • Louise Ellman MP and Eleanor Laing MP have been awarded DBEs.
  • The Bishop of Birmingham awarded a KCMG.

Devolved authorities 

  • Scottish government: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – Simon Routh-Jones appointed HM chief inspector.

 

Local authorities: by-election results 14 June

  • Southwark Council – Damian O’Brien elected for London Bridge and West Bermondsey ward – Liberal Democrat gain (new ward).
  • Southwark Council – William Houngbo elected for London Bridge and West Bermondsey ward – Liberal Democrat gain (new ward).
  • Southwark Council – Ali Humaira elected for London Bridge and West Bermondsey ward – Liberal Democrat gain (new ward).
  • Doncaster Council – Tosh McDonald elected for Town ward – Labour Hold (John McHale resigned).

Interest groups

  • Cancer Research UK – Tony Hickson appointed as chief business officer.
  • Royal Pharmaceutical Society – Robbie Turner appointed as director of pharmacy and member experience.
  • Bupa – Fiona Holroyde appointed as public affairs director.
  • Biffa – Michael Topham appointed as chief executive.
  • The Law Society – Paul Tennant appointed as chief executive.

Media

  • Creative Industries Council – Tim Davie appointed industry chair.
  • Channel 4 – Lord Holmes of Richmond appointed deputy chairman.

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