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Revolving Door

471 records in this dataset. Showing rows 401 to 471 (page 5 of 5).

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.

  • Michael Parsons

    19 Jul 2021

    Director General for Government Property

    Christ's College · Cabinet Office

  • Liam Fox

    19 Jul 2021

    Secretary of State for International Trade

    Chair, UK Abraham Accords Group · Department for International Trade

  • Karen Bradley

    12 Jul 2021

    Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

    Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board, House Magazine

  • Nicholas former Chief Business Adviser and Director General, Enterprise at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Chism

    5 Jul 2021

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Aileen Campbell

    5 Jul 2021

    Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, Scottish Government

    Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Woman's Football

  • Mark Lancaster

    5 Jul 2021

    Minister for the Armed Forces

    Member of the Global Advisory Board, GFG Alliance · the Ministry of Defence

  • Clare Moriarty

    5 Jul 2021

    Permanent Secretary

    Chief Executive, Citizens Advice · Department for Exiting the European Union

  • Claire O'Neill

    5 Jul 2021

    Minister of State

    Independent Consultancy · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

  • Alun Cairns

    17 Jun 2021

    Secretary of State for Wales

    Advisor, Elite Partners Capital

  • Bill Crothers

    2 Jun 2021

    Government Chief Commercial Officer

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · Cabinet Office

  • Sebastian Wood

    24 May 2021

    Ambassador for Germany

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Richard Heaton

    24 May 2021

    Permanent Secretary

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · Ministry of Justice

  • Alan Duncan

    24 May 2021

    Minister of State

    Vitol Service Ltd · Foreign & Commonwealth Office

  • Mark Field

    10 May 2021

    Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific

    Consultant, Buchler Phillips LLP · Foreign & Commonwealth Office

  • Ivan Hooper

    10 May 2021

    Chief Executive Office of Joint Forces Command, Information Systems and Services

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Ivan -Chief Executive Office of Joint Forces Command, Information Systems and Services Hooper

    10 May 2021

    Independent Consultancy Lieutenant

  • James O'Shaughnessy

    13 Apr 2021

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Department of Health

    External Advisor, Bain & Co

  • Jonathan Jones

    2 Mar 2021

    Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary

    Senior Consultant, Linklaters · Government Legal Department

  • Ian Duncan

    15 Feb 2021

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change

    Member of Court, University of St Andrews · Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

  • Rachel Fletcher

    2 Feb 2021

    Chief Executive of Ofwat

    Group Director, Policy and Regulation, Octopus Energy

  • Stephen Hammond

    2 Feb 2021

    Minister of State

    Independent Consultancy · Department of Health and Social Care

  • Paul- Regional Ambassador for Africa at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Arkwright

    25 Jan 2021

    Independent Consultancy and Commissions

  • Dominic Asquith

    25 Jan 2021

    British High Commissioner New Delhi

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  • Paul Arkwright

    25 Jan 2021

    Regional Ambassador for Africa

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  • Helen MacNamara

    21 Jan 2021

    Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Head of Cabinet Secretariat

    the Premier League The letter containing the Committee's consideration · Cabinet Office

  • Kim Darroch

    4 Jan 2021

    British Ambassador to the USA

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  • Kim- British Ambassador to the USA, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Darroch

    4 Jan 2021

    Kennedy School for Government, Harvard University Lord Kim Darroch of Kew

  • Dermot Nolan

    4 Jan 2021

    Chief Executive Officer, Ofgem

    Dermot Nolan left his role as Chief Executive Officer in January 2020 Director, Fingleton

  • Rona Fairhead

    14 Dec 2020

    Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion

    Non-executive Chairman, Electrocomponents plc · the Department for International Trade

  • Carwyn Jones

    9 Dec 2020

    First Minister, Welsh Government

    Non Executive Director, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

  • David Lidington

    9 Dec 2020

    The

  • David Lidington

    9 Dec 2020

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Philip Osborn

    1 Dec 2020

    Chief of Defence Intelligence

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · Ministry of Defence

  • Andrew Parker

    13 Nov 2020

    Director General, MI5

    New role: pending ACOBA publication

  • Sue Owen

    6 Nov 2020

    Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    Chair of Honda European Communication & Consultation Group

  • Margot James

    6 Nov 2020

    Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries

    Non-Executive Director, Provident Financial Group · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

  • Jeremy Hunt

    12 Oct 2020

    Foreign Secretary, FCO

    Board Representative, Soak and Sleep

  • Alistair Burt

    12 Oct 2020

    Minister of State for the Middle East

    Pro Chancellor, Lancaster University · the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister of State at the Department for International Development

  • Karen Wheeler

    12 Oct 2020

    Director General of Border Delivery Group

    Managing Director, Radioactive Waste Management Ltd · HM Revenue & Customs

  • Rachel McLean

    12 Oct 2020

    Chief Financial Officer

    Chief Financial Officer, Crossrail Ltd · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

  • Mark Poffley

    5 Oct 2020

    Deputy Chief of Defence Staff

    New role: pending ACOBA publication · Ministry of Defence

  • Geoffrey Cox

    28 Sept 2020

    Attorney General

    Withersworldwide LLP · The Attorney General’s Office

  • Gordon Messenger

    21 Sept 2020

    Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

    Non-Executive Director, QinetiQ · Ministry of Defence

  • Paul Gray

    21 Sept 2020

    Director General of Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland

    Director, Independent Consultancy and commissions with Holyrood Events and Four Square

  • John Pullinger

    1 Sept 2020

    UK National Statistician, Head of the Government Statistical Service and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority

    Independent Consultancy John James

  • Chris Grayling

    1 Sept 2020

    Secretary of State for Transport

    Hutchison Ports Europe · Department for Transport

  • Clive Johnstone

    10 Aug 2020

    Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command

    British Maritime Technology · Ministry of Defence

  • Sarah Cox

    10 Aug 2020

    Chief Operating Officer, Ofgem

    Programme Assurance, Smart Data Communications Company

  • William Vereker

    7 Aug 2020

    Prime Minister's Business Envoy

    Chairman, Santander UK (Banco Santander)

  • Sarah Newton

    4 Aug 2020

    Minister of State

    Trustee, Hall for Cornwall · the Department for Work and Pensions

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