Jill Gallard
Jill Gallard | |
|---|---|
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| British Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Sir Sebastian Wood |
| British Ambassador to Portugal | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Alexander Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Kirsty Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jill Parkinson Omagh, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse | Dominic Gallard |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Jill Gallard CMG[1] is a British diplomat who took up the post of British Ambassador to Germany in November 2020.[2] Previously she was the British Ambassador to Portugal, director of human resources at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and deputy political director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[3]
Early life
Born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, and raised in Omagh and County Antrim, Gallard was educated at Ballyclare High School[4] and gained a MA degree in French and Spanish from the University of Edinburgh.[4]
Career
Gallard joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1991. She has served at Madrid and Prague and in various posts at the FCO,[1] including at the European Commission in Brussels.[4] She was Ambassador to Portugal from 2011 to 2014[5] and director of human resources at the FCO from 2014 to 2018.[3]
Gallard was appointed CMG in the 2018 Birthday Honours.[6]
From 2018 to 2020 she was deputy political director and director of the Western Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean at the FCO.[4]
In July 2020 Gallard was appointed Ambassador to Germany and took up the position in November.[7] She was the first ever woman to hold the position.[4] In March 2023 she received King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their first outbound state visit.[8]
Personal life
Gallard is married and has two children. She is multilingual.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Gallard, Jill". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Germany: November 2020" (Press release). Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Jill Gallard". gov.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f Halliday, Gillian (20 November 2020). "NI woman Jill Gallard is UK's first female envoy to Germany". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Our Ambassador". British Embassy Lisbon. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
- ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B4.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Germany: November 2020" (Press release). GOV.UK. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "State Visit to Germany". royal.uk. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.