New appointments this week in UK politics, civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of last week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.
See all the Government reshuffle updates here: https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/theresa-may/news/91880/updating-live-theresa-mays-new
Houses of Parliament:
House of Lords
Lord Clinton-Davis (Labour, Life Peer) retired on 10th January.
House of Commons
Welsh Affairs Committee – Stephen Kinnock discharged; Thelma Walker appointed as a member.
Selection Committee - David Evennett, Andrew Griffiths and Esther McVey discharged; Chris Heaton-Harris, Christopher Pincher and Andrew Stephenson appointed as members.
Government Departments:
Department for Work and Pensions
BPDTS Ltd - Loveday Ryder to become Chief Executive on 22nd January.
Pensions Regulator – Mark Boyle reappointed as Non-Executive Chair.
Ministry of Defence
Charles Forte to become Chief Information Officer at the end of the month.
Department of Health and Social Care
Care Quality Commission - John Oldham, Liz Sayce and Mark Saxton appointed as Non-Executive Board Members.
Department for Transport
Highways England - David Poole to stand down as Executive Director for Procurement and Commercial in March.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Imperial War Museum – Desmond Bowen and Suzanne Nicholas appointed as Trustees.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Gareth Ward has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Parties:
Labour Party
Chris Williamson resigned as Shadow Minister for Home Office (Fire and Emergency Services)
Devolved Authorities:
Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body – Kezia Dugdale replaced David Stewart as a member.
Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee – Iain Gray replaced Monica Lennon as a member.
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee – Alex Rowley replaced David Stewart as a member.
Scottish Government
FinTech Scotland - Stephen Ingledew to become Chief Executive.
Welsh Government
Yasmin Khan and Nazir Afzal named as the new National Advisers for Violence against Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence.
Local Authorities:
By-election Results 11th January
Kent County Council – Liz Hurst elected for Birchington and Rural – Conservative hold.
Thanet Council – Reece Pugh elected for Thanet Villages - Conservative hold.
Lancashire County Council – Matthew Salter elected for Wyre Rural Central – Conservative hold.
Wyre Council – Peter Cartridge elected for Preesall – Conservative hold.
Industry
Consultancies
DRD Partnership - Pete Bowyer joined as a Partner.
Interest Groups
Age UK – Steph Harland named as Chief Executive, having been in the role on an interim basis.
Christian Aid – Amanda Khozi to become Chief Executive in April.
National Trust – Hilary McGrady to replace Helen Ghosh as Director General in March.
Action on Hearing Loss Cymru – Rebecca Woolley appointed as Director.
Teenage Cancer Trust – Kate Collins named as Interim Chief Executive.
Marie Curie – Vindi Banga appointed as Chair.
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