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Northern Ireland Office

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Current board (12)

Les Philpott ChairChair, MMO2025 - present
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-TrentCaptain of The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip)2026 - present
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-TrentParliamentary Under-Secretary of State2026 - present
The Rt Hon Sir Chris Bryant MPSecretary of State for Northern Ireland2026 - present
Fiona RossNon-executive board member2023 - present
Gillian MortonDirector for Growth, Public Service Transformation, and NI Fiscal Sustainability2025 - present
Holly ClarkChief Operating Officer2023 - present
Ms Julie HarrisonPermanent Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office2023 - present
Les PhilpottLead Non-executive board member2020 - present
Les PhilpottNon-executive Director2021 - present
Linda HamiltonDirector for Security, International and NI Politics 2025 - present
Sarah Owen MPParliamentary Under-Secretary of State2026 - present

Past board (6)

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-TrentParliamentary Secretary2026 - 2026
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-TrentBaroness in Waiting (Government Whip) 2024 - 2026
The Rt Hon Sir Chris Bryant MPMinister of State (Minister for Trade)2025 - 2026
The Rt Hon Sir Chris Bryant MPMinister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms2024 - 2025
The Rt Hon Sir Chris Bryant MPMinister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism)2024 - 2025
Fiona RossNon-Executive Director, DVSA2014 - 2019

Source

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