Simon Fraser (civil servant)
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Simon James Fraser CMG
is a British
civil servant
, who currently serves as the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
, having served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
from May 2009 to August 2010.
Fraser was educated at St. Paul's School and Corpus Christi College Oxford where he gained an M.A. Before going to the Business Department, Fraser's career had centred on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
. He joined the Office in 1979 and served in Iraq, Syria, Paris and Brussels. Having been seconded to the European Commission he worked as Chef du Cabinet for Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson in September 2004, he returned to the FCO in February 2008, where he took up the role of Director-General, Europe and Globalisation.
Fraser was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
In July 2010, the Prime Minister announced that Fraser would become Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to replace Sir Peter Ricketts
.
The annual remuneration for his role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was £160,000.
He is a member of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
is a British
United Kingdom
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civil servant
British Civil Service
Her Majesty's Home Civil Service, also known as the Home Civil Service, is the permanent bureaucracy of Crown employees that supports Her Majesty's Government - the government of the United Kingdom, composed of a Cabinet of ministers chosen by the prime minister, as well as the devolved...
, who currently serves as the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
, having served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform .-Ministers:The BIS...
from May 2009 to August 2010.
Fraser was educated at St. Paul's School and Corpus Christi College Oxford where he gained an M.A. Before going to the Business Department, Fraser's career had centred on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
. He joined the Office in 1979 and served in Iraq, Syria, Paris and Brussels. Having been seconded to the European Commission he worked as Chef du Cabinet for Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson in September 2004, he returned to the FCO in February 2008, where he took up the role of Director-General, Europe and Globalisation.
Fraser was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
In July 2010, the Prime Minister announced that Fraser would become Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to replace Sir Peter Ricketts
Peter Ricketts
Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, GCMG is a senior British diplomat who currently serves as National Security Adviser to HM Government...
.
The annual remuneration for his role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was £160,000.
He is a member of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network
Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network
The Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network is an employer-led body in England. Its remit is to encourage more employers to become involved in apprenticeships in England....