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| − | {{Template: EU Revolving Door badge}}[[John Grant]] is a former British diplomat who is now executive vice president of oil and gas company [[BG Group]] plc. | + | {{Template: EU Revolving Door badge}}Sir [[John Douglas Kelso Grant]] (born 17 October 1954) is a former British diplomat who is now executive vice president of oil and gas company [[BG Group]] plc. |
| − | == | + | ==Career== |
| − | Grant was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden in succession to [[Roger Bone]] CMG who transferred to a new | + | Grant was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden in succession to [[Roger Bone]] CMG who transferred to a new diplomatic service appointment. He was the UK's Permanent Representative to the European Union from 2003 to 2007, based in Brussels. |
| − | In March 2007 | + | ===Post diplomatic life=== |
| + | In March 2007 Grant resigned his position as permanent representative to the European Union and joined the Australian mining company [[BHP Billiton]] to head its European operations that September. [[BHP Billiton]] is the world's largest mining company.<ref>European Voice, [http://www.europeanvoice.com/Article/57282.aspx Movers and Shakers], 19 April 2007, accessed 11 January 2010.</ref> [[ACOBA]] approved Grant's role at [[BHP Billiton| BHP]] on March 2007, "subject to a three-month waiting period from his last day in post and the condition that, for six months from that same date, he should not be involved in lobbying UK or EU ministers on behalf of his new employers".<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobaninthreport2006_08.pdf The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments ninth report 2006-2008] ''Associate committee on business appointments'', accessed 5 November 2014 </ref> | ||
In September 2009 he was given "unconditional approval" by [[ACOBA]] to take up the role of executive vice president, policy & corporate affairs at oil and gas company [[BG Group]] plc.<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/20565/acobaeleventhreport2009-2010.pdf Eleventh Report 2009-2010] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 27 November 2014 </ref> | In September 2009 he was given "unconditional approval" by [[ACOBA]] to take up the role of executive vice president, policy & corporate affairs at oil and gas company [[BG Group]] plc.<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/20565/acobaeleventhreport2009-2010.pdf Eleventh Report 2009-2010] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 27 November 2014 </ref> | ||
| − | ===Curriculum | + | ===Curriculum vitae=== |
*Full Name: John Douglas Kelso Grant | *Full Name: John Douglas Kelso Grant | ||
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Sir John Douglas Kelso Grant (born 17 October 1954) is a former British diplomat who is now executive vice president of oil and gas company BG Group plc.
Career
Grant was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden in succession to Roger Bone CMG who transferred to a new diplomatic service appointment. He was the UK's Permanent Representative to the European Union from 2003 to 2007, based in Brussels.
Post diplomatic life
In March 2007 Grant resigned his position as permanent representative to the European Union and joined the Australian mining company BHP Billiton to head its European operations that September. BHP Billiton is the world's largest mining company.[1] ACOBA approved Grant's role at BHP on March 2007, "subject to a three-month waiting period from his last day in post and the condition that, for six months from that same date, he should not be involved in lobbying UK or EU ministers on behalf of his new employers".[2]
In September 2009 he was given "unconditional approval" by ACOBA to take up the role of executive vice president, policy & corporate affairs at oil and gas company BG Group plc.[3]
Curriculum vitae
- Full Name: John Douglas Kelso Grant
- Date of Birth: 17 October 1954
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 2 daughters (1987; 1988) 1 son (1993)
Career:
- 1997-99 FCO (Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State)
- 1994-97 BRUSSELS (UKRep) (Counsellor External Relations)
- 1993-94 On loan to Cabinet Office (European Secretariat)
- 1989-93 BRUSSELS (UKRep) (First Secretary Information)
- 1986-89 FCO (News Department)
- 1984-85 FCO (Soviet Department)
- 1982-84 MOSCOW (First Secretary Commercial)
- 1980-82 FCO (Full-time language training)
- 1977-80 STOCKHOLM (Third later Second Secretary Chancery)
- 1976-77 FCO (West Africa Department)
- 1976 Entered FCO[4]
References
- European Voice, Movers and Shakers, 19 April 2007, accessed 11 January 2010.
- Hermes Database, Foreign And Commonwealth Office Fco Daily Bulletin, 06 April 1999.
Notes
- ↑ European Voice, Movers and Shakers, 19 April 2007, accessed 11 January 2010.
- ↑ The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments ninth report 2006-2008 Associate committee on business appointments, accessed 5 November 2014
- ↑ Eleventh Report 2009-2010 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 27 November 2014
- ↑ Hermes Database, Foreign And Commonwealth Office Fco Daily Bulletin, 06 April 1999.
