Dataset
Revolving Door
526 records in this dataset. Showing rows 201 to 300 (page 3 of 6).
The revolving door refers to senior government officials and ministers leaving public service to take up roles in the private sector, often in industries they previously regulated or had influence over. These appointments were reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), which could attach conditions such as waiting periods or restrictions on lobbying former colleagues. ACOBA closed on 13 October 2025 and the records below are complete up to that date. Responsibility has since passed to the Civil Service Commission for senior officials and special advisers, and to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards for former ministers, both under the new Ethics and Integrity Commission.
Stephen Shell
18 Jun 2025Director General, Defence Safety Authority
The Soldiers Sailors Airmen and Families Association · Ministry of Defence
Air Marshal Shell left his role at the Ministry of Defence in December 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Michael Wigston
18 Jun 2025Chief of the Air Staff
Senior Advisor, Caeli Nova Air Chief Marshal · Ministry of Defence
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael left his role at the Ministry of Defence in June 2023.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025the Phonenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025Special Advisor, Phoenix Court Group · the Department for Education
Baroness Barran left her role at the Department for Education in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance), the Department for Education Diana Barran
18 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence Mann
5 Jun 2025Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary
New role: pending ACOBA publication · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
David Cameron
5 Jun 2025Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Strategic Advisor, DLA Piper LLP (US); President, Alzheimer's Research UK; Member of the Leadership Advisory Council, Finback Investment Partners, LLC; Member on Global Board of Advisors, Council on Foreign Relations; Advisory Board Member, Caxton Associates LP; Chair of the Advisory Council, Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre; Chair of the Advisory Board, PayCargo LLC; Speaker, Washington Speakers Bureau · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Cameron left his role at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in July 2024.
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025Chief of Staff to Lord Cameron as a Strategic Advisor, DLA Piper LLP (US) · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mr Mann left his role at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in July 2024.
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
David Cameron
5 Jun 2025Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Strategic Advisor, DLA Piper LLP (US) · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Cameron left his role at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in July 2024.
Rachel Maclean
5 Jun 2025Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Director of Strategy, The Conservative and Unionist Party · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ms Maclean left her role at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in November 2023.
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Laurence- Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mann
5 Jun 2025New role: pending ACOBA publication
Liz Sugg
2 Jun 2025Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Plan International UK · the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Sugg left her role as Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in April 2024 to take up an appointment with Plan International UK.
Jim Harra
2 Jun 2025First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive
Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, Royal National Institute of Blind People Sir Jim · HM Revenue and Customs
Sir Jim Harra KCB left his role as First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive in April 2025 to take up an appointment with the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
Rachel Maclean
2 Jun 2025Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Director of Strategy, Conservative Party · the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Rt Hon Rachel Maclean left her role as Minister of State for Housing and Planning at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in November 2023.
Anneliese Dodds
2 Jun 2025Minister for Development
Committee Member, Königswinter · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Minister for Women and Equalities at the Department for Education
Ms Dodds left her roles at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and at the Department for Education in February 2025 to take up an appointment with Königswinter.
Nick Gibb
21 May 2025Minister for School Standards
Consultant, Yondr Inc · the Department for Education
Nick Gibb left his role as Minister of State for Schools at the Department for Education in November 2023 to take up an appointment with Yondr Inc.
Ben Gascoigne
8 May 2025Government Whip
Non-Executive Director, Conservative Environment Network
Lord Gascoigne left his role as a Government Whip in July 2024 to take up an appointment with the Conservative Environment Network.
Rupert Yorke
7 May 2025Deputy Chief of Staff, No.10
Senior Director, Forward Global (United Kingdom) Ltd · No. 10
Sought ACOBA advice about taking up an appointment with Forward Global (United Kingdom) Ltd.
Aidan Corley
30 Apr 2025Head of Research and Messaging, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister No. 10
Cleo AI Ltd · No. 10
Sought ACOBA advice about taking up an appointment with Cleo AI Ltd.
Chloe Smith
23 Apr 2025Secretary of State for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Advisory Board Member, Ulin Group · the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
The Rt Hon Chloe Smith left her role at the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology in July 2023.
Paul Scully
23 Apr 2025Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology and the Digital Economy) for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Consultant, Chowdhury Global Consulting · the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mr Scully left his role at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in November 2023.
David Rutley
23 Apr 2025Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories
Advisor, Mountain Training Trust · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mr Rutley left his role at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in July 2024 to take up an appointment with the Mountain Training Trust.
Gaven Smith
9 Apr 2025Director General Technology
Chair of Trustees, National Signals and Intelligence Trust · Government Communications Headquarters
Mr Smith left his role at Government Communications Headquarters in November 2023.
Chris Philp
1 Apr 2025Minister for Police, Crime and Fire
Pluto Partners LLP · the Home Office
The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP left his role at the Home Office in July 2024.
Steve Barclay
1 Apr 2025Secretary of State
BPP Holdings Limited · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP left his role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in July 2024 to take up an appointment with BPP Holdings Limited.