Martin Reynolds (civil servant)

Martin Reynolds CMG is a British civil servant and a former British ambassador.[1] He was appointed Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in October 2019, having served previously from December 2014 to January 2018 in the same role within the Foreign Office, in part for a duration when the incumbent Prime Minister Boris Johnson was serving as Foreign Secretary.[2][3]

Martin Reynolds CMG
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2019
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Peter Hill
British Ambassador to Libya
In office April 2019 – September 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Frank Baker
Succeeded by	Nicholas Hopton
Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office December 2014 – January 2018
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Thomas Drew
Succeeded by	Jonathan Sinclair
Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa
In office July 2011 – November 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Personal details
Alma mater	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Before working in Downing Street, Reynolds was appointed as the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Libya for a short tenure between April and September 2019.[3][4]

Reynolds has also served at the British High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa as Deputy High Commissioner between July 2011 and November 2014 .[5][6]

Before entering government, Reynolds was working as a lawyer in London.[1] He is also an alumnus of the Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, having obtained a master's degree in Law.[7]

See also

• Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Prime Minister's Office

References

1. "Martin Reynolds Government Profile". Gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. "Birthday 2018 Diplomatic Service and Overseas List" (PDF). Official Government Document. UK Government. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
3. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Libya - April 2019". Gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. Zaptia, Sami (4 April 2019). "Martin Reynolds appointed new UK ambassador to Libya from April". Libya Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
5. "Deputy High Commissioner Martin Reynolds's speech at C5's Forum on Anti-Corruption - Southern Africa". Gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
6. "British High Commission Pretoria". Gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
7. "Martin Reynolds LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 November 2020.