Brian Bender

Sir Brian Geoffrey Bender, KCB (born 1949^[1]) is a retired British civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (later the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the Department of Trade and Industry.^[2] (later the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform). He is now Chairman of the London Metal Exchange, and a Governor of Dulwich College and of the Institute of Government.

Bender was appointed twice to the Order of the Bath; originally, a Companion or CB, and later the Knight Commander or KCB in the 2003 Birthday Honours^[3]

Career history

Bender held the following posts:

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 1973-1989
Private secretary to Secretary of State for Trade 1976-77
Seconded to UK Permanent Representation to the European Community
First Secretary, Trade Policy 1977-82
Counsellor, Industry and Energy 1985-89
Deputy Head, European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1990-93
Head, Regional Development, DTI 1993-94
Deputy Secretary and Head of European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1994-99
Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office 1999-2000
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2000-01
Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-05
Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry 2005-2007
Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-2009

References

^ 10 Downing Street (2000-05-05). "New permanent secretary of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [press release"]. http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page2807.asp. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
^ 10 Downing Street (2005-07-15). "Brian Bender appointed Permanent Secretary at the DTI [press release"]. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page7939. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

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Offices held

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Richard Packer	Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2000-2001	Succeeded by Himself As Perm Sec, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Preceded by Himself As Perm Sec, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-2005	Succeeded by Dame Helen Ghosh
Preceded by Sir Robin Young	Permanent Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry 2005-2007	Succeeded by Himself As Perm Sec, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Preceded by Himself As Perm Sec, Department of Trade and Industry	Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-2009	Succeeded by Simon Fraser

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Date of birth	1949
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