Brian Bender
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Sir Brian Geoffrey Bender, KCB
(born 1949) is a retired British
civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
(later the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
) and the Department of Trade and Industry. (later the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
). He is now Chairman of the London Metal Exchange, and a Governor of Dulwich College and of the Institute of Government.
Bender was appointed twice to the Order of the Bath
; originally, a Companion or CB, and later the Knight Commander or KCB in the 2003 Birthday Honours
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(born 1949) is a retired British
United Kingdom
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civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary
Permanent Secretary
The Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom government department created by the Board of Agriculture Act 1889 and at that time called the Board of Agriculture, and then from 1903 the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and from 1919 the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries...
(later the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
) and the Department of Trade and Industry. (later the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was a United Kingdom government department. The department was created on 28 June 2007 on the disbanding of the Department of Trade and Industry , and was itself disbanded on 6 June 2009 on the creation of the Department for Business,...
). He is now Chairman of the London Metal Exchange, and a Governor of Dulwich College and of the Institute of Government.
Bender was appointed twice to the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
; originally, a Companion or CB, and later the Knight Commander or KCB in the 2003 Birthday Honours
Career history
Bender held the following posts:- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 1973-1989
- Private secretary to Secretary of State for Trade 1976-77
- Seconded to UK Permanent Representation to the European Community
- First Secretary, Trade Policy 1977-82
- Counsellor, Industry and Energy 1985-89
- Deputy Head, European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1990-93
- Head, Regional Development, DTI 1993-94
- Deputy Secretary and Head of European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1994-99
- Permanent Secretary, Cabinet OfficeCabinet OfficeThe Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
1999-2000 - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom government department created by the Board of Agriculture Act 1889 and at that time called the Board of Agriculture, and then from 1903 the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and from 1919 the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries...
2000-01 - Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
2001-05 - Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry 2005-2007
- Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-2009