New appointments this week in UK politics, civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of the last week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.
Houses of Parliament:
House of Lords
Bishop of Norwich is to retire as Bishop and will be leaving the House of Lords in 2019.
Government Departments:
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Julian Braybrook appointed to replace Derek Craston as the Government Chemist.
HM Treasury
Bank of England - Bradley Fried appointed as Chair of the Court of the Bank of England, replacing Anthony Habgood on 1st July. Diana Noble and Anne Glover appointed as Non-Executive Directors.
Monetary Policy Committee – Jonathan Haskel appointed as an external member.
Department for Work and Pensions
Single Financial Guidance Body – Hector Sants appointed as Chair from 3rd October.
Department for Health and Social Care
Devices Expert Advisory Committee – Peter Groves appointed as Chair.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Keith Scott has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
Department for International Development
Equality and Human Rights Commission, Government Equalities Office - Suzanne Baxter, Pavita Cooper, Alasdair Henderson, Helen Mahy and Mark McLane appointed as commissioners.
Ministry of Justice
Lay Observers’ National Council – John Thornhill appointed as Chair.
Cabinet Office
Senior Salaries Review Body - Martin Read reappointed as Chair and Adrian Johns and Peter Westaway as members.
Department for International Trade
Simon Penney appointed as Trade Commissioner for the Middle East.
Parties:
Green Party
Caroline Lucas to stand down as Leader in September.
Devolved Authorities:
Scottish Parliament
Education and Skills Committee - Gordon MacDonald replaced Ruth Maguire as a member.
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee – Alex Neil replaced Gil Paterson as a member.
Welsh Government
Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales - Gregory Owens and Stephen Mulholland re-appointed as members.
Northern Ireland Government
Parades Commission – Joelle Black appointed as a member, Anne Marshall reappointed.
Industry
Trade Associations
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy - Mark Lovell and Joe Sealy appointed as Non-Executive Directors.
British Safety Council – Paul Fakley appointed as Engagement Director and Dave Parr as Policy and Technical Director.
Interest Groups
Action on Hearing Loss – Paul Breckell to stand down as Chief Executive later in the year.
Neighbourly – Steve Butterworth to replace Luke McKeever as Chief Executive.
NHS Charities – Ellie Orton to replace Amanda Witherall as Chief Executive on 2nd July.
CAMRA – Tim Page to stand down as Chief Executive.
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