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Revolving Door

526 records in this dataset. Showing rows 301 to 400 (page 4 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.

  • Jake Berry

    28 Oct 2024

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Jake Berry

    28 Oct 2024

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Tom Read

    11 Oct 2024

    Director General for the Government Digital Service

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · the Cabinet Office

  • Samantha Jones

    3 Oct 2024

    Expert Adviser and Interim Permanent Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at No.10 and DHSC

    Chief Operating Officer Xlinks Limited · the Department for Health and Social Care

    Ms Jones* left her role at the Department for Health and Social Care in December 2022.

  • Rehman Chisthi

    25 Sept 2024

    Minister for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy

    Visiting Professor of Practice, University of Oklahoma · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    Mr Chisthi MP left his role at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in September 2022.

  • Lee Rowley

    16 Sept 2024

    Minister of State

    Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition, Conservative Party · the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    Mr Rowley left his role at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities in July 2024 to take up an appointment with the Conservative Party.

  • Mike Freer

    21 Aug 2024

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice

    Non Executive Director, Advinia Healthcare Ltd · the Ministry of Justice

    Mr Freer left his role at the Ministry of Justice in July 2024.

  • Jacob Rees-Mogg

    18 Jul 2024

    Secretary of State

    Reality series, Optomen · the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    The Rt Hon Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg MP left his role at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in October 2022.

  • Martin Sampson

    11 Jul 2024

    Defence Senior Adviser to the Middle East and North Africa

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · the Ministry of Defence

  • Simone Finn

    11 Jul 2024

    Deputy Chief of Staff at No.10

    Chair of the Board, Project Tempo Ltd · Cabinet Office

  • James Swift

    11 Jul 2024

    Chief of Defence People

    Board Mentor, Criticaleye (Europe) Lieutenant · Ministry of Defence

    Lieutenant General Swift left his role at the Ministry of Defence in December 2022.

  • Natalie Evans

    11 Jul 2024

    Leader of the House of Lords

    Member of the Board, Cricket Builds Hope

    The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park left her role as Leader of the House of Lords in September 2022.

  • Tim Fraser

    11 Jul 2024

    former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

    Advisor, Deloitte LLP · the Ministry of Defence

    Admiral Sir Tim left his role at the Ministry of Defence in May 2022.

  • Jeremy Fleming

    3 Jul 2024

    Director of Government Communications Headquarters

    Chairman of the Risk and Technology Committee, Exponential-e

  • Michael Grenfell

    3 Jul 2024

    Executive Director, Enforcement

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · the Competition and Markets Authority

  • Amber, Director of Communications at No.10, Cabinet Office de Botton

    13 Jun 2024

    Guardian Media Group

  • Amber, Director of Communications at No.10, Cabinet Office de Botton

    13 Jun 2024

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Shona Dunn

    11 Jun 2024

    Second Permanent Secretary

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · the Department of Health and Social Care

  • Alok Sharma

    11 Jun 2024

    President for COP26

    Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford

  • Elizabeth Truss

    11 Jun 2024

    former Prime Minister

    Speaker, CWG Speakers

  • Patricia Hayes

    11 Jun 2024

    Second Permanent Secretary

    Consultant, Baringa Partners · the Home Office

  • Patrick Vallance

    11 Jun 2024

    former Government Chief Scientific Adviser

    Advisor, Isomorphic Laboratories

  • David Stewart

    6 Jun 2024

    Executive Director, Markets and Mergers

    Partner, Towerhouse LLP · the Competition and Markets Authority

  • Nadhim Zahawi

    13 May 2024

    Minister Without Portfolio

    Non Executive Chairman, The Very Group

  • Michael Ellis

    19 Apr 2024

    Attorney General

    Senior Consultant, Blackfords LLP · The Attorney General’s Office

  • Lisa Osofsky

    19 Apr 2024

    Director of the Serious Fraud Office

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · The Serious Fraud Office

  • Theodore Agnew

    10 Apr 2024

    Minister of State

    Independent Non Executive Director, Markerstudy Group · the Cabinet Office and His Majesty's Treasury

  • Tim Radford

    10 Apr 2024

    Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO and Ministry of Defence

    Advisor, Hypori

  • Robert Buckland

    10 Apr 2024

    Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

    Consultant (Member of DAC Beachcroft Policy Unit), DAC Beachcroft LLP · Ministry of Justice

  • Julian Braithwaite

    9 Apr 2024

    Director General, Organised Immigration Crime

    CEO, International Alliance for Responsible Drinking · Home Office

  • Mark Sweeney

    27 Mar 2024

    Director General, Domestic and Economic Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat,

    Group Public Affairs Director, Lloyds Banking Group · the Cabinet Office

  • Laurence Lee

    27 Mar 2024

    Director General

    Geostrategic Advisor to the CEO, Palantir Technologies Limited · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • John Swinney

    4 Mar 2024

    Deputy First Minister of Scotland

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • John- Deputy First Minister of Scotland Swinney

    4 Mar 2024

    Honorary Professor in the Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow John

  • Max Hill

    4 Mar 2024

    Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • George Eustice

    29 Feb 2024

    Secretary of State

    Independent Consultancy and commissions · the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Nick Carter

    28 Feb 2024

    Chief of the Defence Staff

    Mentor, J&A Mentoring Partners Ltd Gen · the Ministry of Defence

  • Rupert McNeil

    28 Feb 2024

    Government Chief People Officer

    Consultant, KPMG Saudi Arabia · Cabinet Office

  • Nigel Adams

    28 Feb 2024

    Minister Without Portfolio

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · the Cabinet Office

  • Andrew McCully

    29 Jan 2024

    Director General Schools Group

    Trustee, Teaching Awards Trust · the Department for Education

  • Gerry Mayhew

    29 Jan 2024

    Deputy Commander Operations HQ Air Command

    Senior Military Advisor, BAE Systems plc · the Ministry of Defence

  • Laurie Bristow

    22 Dec 2023

    Strategic Adviser in the Strategy Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and HM Ambassador to Afghanistan

    the Cambridge Trust · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Elizabeth Sizeland

    22 Dec 2023

    Deputy National Security Adviser and Prime Minister's Adviser on National Resilience and Security in the Cabinet Office

    Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

  • Stephen Lovegrove

    18 Dec 2023

    Defence Industry Adviser to the Prime Minister, National Security Adviser

    Chair of the Board, Rolls Royce SMR · the Cabinet Office and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence

  • Mark Carleton-Smith

    5 Dec 2023

    Chief of the General Staff

    Non-Executive Director of the Board, SafeLane Global International · Ministry of Defence

  • David Frost

    1 Dec 2023

    Consultant, Centre for Policy Studies

  • David Frost

    1 Dec 2023

    Minister Of State in the Cabinet Office

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Charles Roxburgh

    1 Dec 2023

    Second Permanent Secretary for His Majesty's Treasury

    Non-Executive Member of the Global Council, Herbert Smith Freehills Global LLP

  • Tom Scholar

    1 Dec 2023

    Permanent Secretary

    Chair of the Board, Nomura Europe Holdings · His Majesty's Treasury

  • Gavin Williamson

    9 Nov 2023

    Minister without Portfolio

    Advisory Board Member, Lanistar Limited · Cabinet Office

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