List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to the OECD

The Permanent Representative to the OECD is the senior member of the United Kingdom's delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (until 1961 called the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation), based in Paris.

The UK Delegation to the OECD is an independent mission, sharing the same building as the bilateral Embassy.

The Permanent Representative almost always has the personal rank of Ambassador.

Permanent representatives

• 1948–1952: Sir Edmund Hall-Patch[1]
• 1952–1960: Sir Hugh Ellis-Rees[2]
• 1960–1965: Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey[3]
• 1965–1968: Sir Edgar Cohen[4]
• 1968–1971: Sir John Chadwick[5]
• 1971–1977: Kenna Gallagher[6]
• 1977–1982: Arthur Maddocks[7]
• 1982–1985: Kenneth Uffen[8]
• 1985–1988: Nicholas Bayne[9]
• 1988–1992: John Gray[10]
• 1992–1995: Keith MacInnes[11]
• 1995–1999: Peter Vereker[12]
• 1999–2003: Christopher Crabbie[13]
• 2004–2008: David Lyscom[14]
• 2008–2011: Dominic Martin[15]
• 2011–2016: Nick Bridge[16][17]
• 2016–present^[update]: Christopher Sharrock[18][19]

References

1. HALL-PATCH, Sir Edmund Leo, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
2. ELLIS-REES, Sir Hugh, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
3. HANKEY, 2nd Baron, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
4. COHEN, Sir Edgar, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
5. CHADWICK, Gerald William St John, (John), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
6. GALLAGHER, (Francis George) Kenna, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
7. MADDOCKS, Arthur Frederick, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
8. UFFEN, Kenneth James, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
9. BAYNE, Sir Nicholas (Peter), Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
10. GRAY, Sir John (Walton David), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
11. MacINNES, Keith Gordon, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
12. VEREKER, Peter William Medlicott, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
13. CRABBIE, Christopher Donald, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 12 April 2013
14. LYSCOM, David Edward, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 5 January 2013
15. Dominic David William, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, retrieved 5 January 2013
16. Change of UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 1 August 2011
17. Nick Bridge, gov.uk
18. Change of UK Permanent Representative to the OECD, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 21 September 2015
19. Christopher Sharrock, British Ambassador to the OECD, gov.uk

External links

• The UK Permanent Delegation to the OECD, gov.uk