Sir Mark Lyall Grant | |
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 Mark Lyall Grant speaking atChatham House in 2011 | |
| United Kingdom National Security Adviser | |
| In office 7 September 2015 – 13 April 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Kim Darroch |
| Succeeded by | Mark Sedwill |
| Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations | |
| In office 1 November 2009 – May 2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | John Sawers |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Rycroft |
| Director-General for Political Affairs at the United KingdomForeign and Commonwealth Office | |
| In office 2007–2009 | |
| Preceded by | John Sawers |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-05-29)29 May 1956 (age 68) Hammersmith,London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila, Lady Lyall Grant[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Website | www |
Sir Mark Justin Lyall GrantGCMG (born 29 May 1956) is a former senior British diplomat who was previously theUnited Kingdom'sNational Security Adviser andPermanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.[2]
Born inHammersmith to Mary (née Moore) and Maj GenIan Lyall Grant MC,[3] Lyall Grant was educated atEton College and read law atTrinity College, Cambridge. He wascalled to the bar atMiddle Temple, London before joining theForeign and Commonwealth Office in 1980.[1]
Lyall Grant wasBritish Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) from 2009 to 2015.[4][5] He held the office ofPresident of the United Nations Security Council four times: in November 2010, March 2012, June 2013, and August 2014.
Lyall Grant was appointed aCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the2003 New Year Honours before being promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the2006 Birthday Honours and a Knight Grand Cross in the2018 New Year Honours.[6][7][8]
On 7 July 2015, Number 10 Downing St announced that Lyall Grant would replaceSir Kim Darroch as the United Kingdom'sNational Security Advisor on 7 September 2015, with Darroch moving to a different diplomatic post.[9] As of September 2015, Lyall Grant was paid a salary of between £160,000 and £164,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[10] On 27 February 2017 it was announced that Lyall Grant would retire in April and be replaced by the Home Office Permanent SecretaryMark Sedwill.[11] Since 2017, he has served on thegoverning board atEton College.[12]
He was appointedKing of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2022.[13]
His wife, Sheila, is also a diplomat. In April 2012, Lady Lyall Grant, withHuberta von Voss Wittig, made a video appeal toAsma al-Assad, calling on the Syrian first lady to take a stand against violence in her country.[14] The Lyall Grants have a son and a daughter. Lyall Grant's spare time activities include golf, tennis, and bridge.[4]
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| Preceded by | Director-General, Political of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2007–2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | National Security Advisor 7 September 2015– April 2017 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations 2009–2015 | Succeeded by |
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