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Michael Ellam
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Michael James Ellam CB (born 4 October 1968) is a British civil servant and former banker.[1][2]
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Biography
[edit]Ellam was educated at Forest Hill School, before studying economics at Peterhouse, Cambridge, from 1987 to 1990 and at the London School of Economics from 1990 to 1991.[3] A career Civil Servant, he joined HM Treasury in 1993. He held a succession of posts including Private Secretary to Chancellor Kenneth Clarke, Head of Debt and Reserves Management and Director of Policy. He was appointed Director of Communications at 10 Downing Street under Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2009.[4][5][6] In 2009, he returned to HM Treasury as Director General International Finance continuing into the premiership of David Cameron.[7][8]
He was appointed Chairman of the EU Financial Services Committee in 2011.[9] He joined HSBC in 2013 and is currently Co-Head of Public Sector Banking in the Global Banking and Markets Division.[10][11]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to international finance policy.[12]
In January 2025, Ellam left his role at HSBC after being hired by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as Second Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office, European Union and International Economic Affairs, tasked with leading a "reset" of UK-European Union relations.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Changes to Government Communications". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "New Second Permanent Secretary Appointed to the Cabinet Office". GOV.UK. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "ELLAM, Michael James". Who's Who. Vol. 2020 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Dave vs Gordon: Who are their new spin doctors?". Evening Standard. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications (2009). Government Communications. The Stationery Office. pp. 136–141. ISBN 978-0-10-401418-9.
- ^ "Ellam to be Downing St spokesman". BBC News Online. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "HM Treasury Appointments". Wired Gov. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Watt, Nicholas (16 June 2009). "Brown's spokesman replaced by brother of Telegraph editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "UK's Michael Ellam to Chair EU Financial Services Committee. Bloomberg". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "HSBC hires Treasury official for government relations role". Reuters. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ McLaughlin, Martyn. "Martyn McLaughlin: The failure to call HSBC's bluff leaves Treasury on a losing streak". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "London Gazette". 31 December 2013.
- ^ Zeffman, Henry; Whannel, Kate (13 January 2025). "Former New Labour adviser appointed to lead UK's EU reset". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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