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 became Chairman of the London Metal Exchange in April 2010,^[3] and is a Governor of Dulwich College, a trustee of Lloyds Register Foundation and a non-executive Director of the Financial Reporting Council.

Bender was appointed twice to the Order of the Bath; originally, a Companion (CB), and later the Knight Commander (KCB) in the 2003 Birthday Honours.^[4]

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

^ 10 Downing Street (2000-05-05). "New permanent secretary of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [press release]". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2009-04-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ 10 Downing Street (2005-07-15). "Brian Bender appointed Permanent Secretary at the DTI [press release]". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-04-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "LME appoints Sir Brian Bender as chairman". Metal Bulletin. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ "No. 56963". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 2003-06-14. p. 2.

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