Peter Hill | |
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| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 10 May 2017 – 1 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Simon Case |
| Succeeded by | Martin Reynolds |
| Foreign Office Director of Strategy | |
| In office May 2013 – 10 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Alex Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Liane Saunders |
Peter Thomas Marshall HillCB CVO is a Britishcivil servant and a formerpolitical advisor. He was appointed CEO of the 26thUnited Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in September 2019, having previously beenPrincipal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.[1]
Hill worked withinPeter Mandelson's and his successorCatherine Ashton's cabinet when they were theEuropean Trade Commissioner between 2006 and 2009.[2]
Following theConservative Party's return to government in 2010, Hill worked in the office for security and counter-terrorism whenTheresa May wasHome Secretary.[3] In 2013, Hill moved from theHome Office to work in theForeign Office as the Director of Strategy to three formerForeign Secretaries:William Hague,Philip Hammond andBoris Johnson.[4]
ThePrime Minister, Theresa May, appointed Peter Hill as her Principal Private Secretary in May 2017 following his predecessorSimon Case's appointment as the Director General for the UK-EU Partnership, to coordinate the process of the consequences of invokingArticle 50 of the Treaty on European Union.[5] Hill resigned after Boris Johnson's election as May's successor on 24 July 2019, but remained in the post until his successor was announced.[6]
Hill was appointed a Commander of theOrder of the Bath byPrime MinisterTheresa May in her2019 Resignation Honours List, and was further appointedCommander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the2020 Birthday Honours for services to the Royal Household.[7]
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| Preceded by | Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 2017–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Foreign Office Director of Strategy 2013–2017 | Succeeded by Liane Saunders |