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Sir Mark Lyall Grant


GCMG


Mark Lyall-Grant - Chatham House 2011.jpg
Mark Lyall Grant speaking at Chatham House in 2011

United Kingdom National Security Adviser

In office
7 September 2015 – 13 April 2017
Monarch Elizabeth II
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
Preceded by John Sawers
Succeeded by Matthew Rycroft
Director-General for Political Affairs at the United Kingdom Foreign 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 62)
Hammersmith, London, England
Spouse(s) Sheila
Children 2
Alma mater
Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge

Sir Mark Justin Lyall Grant, GCMG (born 29 May 1956) is a former senior British diplomat who was previously the United Kingdom's National Security Adviser and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Diplomatic career


  • 3 Foreign and Commonwealth Office career timeline


  • 4 References


  • 5 Offices held


  • 6 External links





Background


Born in Hammersmith to Mary (née Moore) and Ian Lyall Grant,[1] Grant was educated at Eton College and read law at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple, London before deciding to join the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980.[2]


His wife, Sheila, is also a diplomat. In April 2012, Lady Lyall Grant, with Huberta von Voss Wittig, made a video appeal to Asma al-Assad, calling on the Syrian first lady to take a stand against violence in her country.[3] The Lyall Grants have a son and a daughter. Lyall Grant enjoys in his spare time a spot of golf, tennis, or bridge.[4]



Diplomatic career


Lyall Grant was British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) from 2009 to 2015.[4][5] He held the office of President of the United Nations Security Council four times, during the months of November 2010, March 2012, June 2013, and August 2014.


Lyall Grant was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2003 New Year Honours before being promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 2006 Birthday Honours and a Knight Grand Cross in the 2018 New Year Honours.[6][7][8]


On 7 July 2015, Number 10 announced that Sir Mark would replace Sir Kim Darroch as the United Kingdom's National 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 will retire in April and be replaced by the Home Office Permanent Secretary Mark Sedwill.[11]



Foreign and Commonwealth Office career timeline



  • 2015–2017 National Security Adviser

  • 2009–15 British Permanent Representative to the United Nations

  • 2007–09 FCO, Director General for Political Affairs

  • 2003–06 High Commissioner to Pakistan

  • 2000–03 FCO director, Africa

  • 1998–2000 Head, European Union department, FCO

  • 1996–98 Deputy High Commissioner and Consul General, South Africa

  • 1994–96 Seconded to European Secretariat, Cabinet Office

  • 1990–93 First Secretary, Paris

  • 1987–89 Private Secretary to Minister of State, FCO

  • 1985–87 FCO

  • 1982–85 Second Secretary, Islamabad

  • 1980–82 FCO, worked in Southern Africa department



References




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  2. ^ LYALL GRANT, Sir Mark (Justin), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014


  3. ^ BBC News website https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17753841


  4. ^ ab ukun.fco.gov.uk: "Permanent Representative - Sir Mark Lyall Grant"


  5. ^ Change of UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 7 October 2014


  6. ^ "No. 56797". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2002. p. 3.


  7. ^ "No. 58014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 3.


  8. ^ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. p. 4.


  9. ^ "National Security Adviser appointment: Sir Mark Lyall-Grant - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-08.


  10. ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-28.


  11. ^ "Cabinet office: new senior appointments and changes - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-05.



Offices held




















Government offices
Preceded by
Sir John Sawers

Director-General, Political of the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

2007–2009
Succeeded by
Sir Geoffrey Adams
Preceded by
Sir Kim Darroch

National Security Advisor
7 September 2015– April 2017
Succeeded by
Mark Sedwill
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sir John Sawers

United Kingdom
Permanent Representative
to the United Nations

2009–2015
Succeeded by
Matthew Rycroft



External links



  • Sir Mark Lyall Grant, gov.uk



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