Jill Gallard

Jill Gallard CMG [1] is a British diplomat who since 2018 has been Deputy Political Director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[2] Previously she was the British Ambassador to Portugal and Director of Human Resources at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In November 2020 she will take up the post of British Ambassador to Germany.[3]

Jill Gallard CMG
British Ambassador to Germany
Designate
Assuming office November 2020
Succeeding	Sir Sebastian Wood
British Ambassador to Portugal
In office 2011–2014
Preceded by	Alexander Ellis
Succeeded by	Kirsty Hayes
Personal details
Born	Jill Parkinson Omagh
Spouse(s)	Dominic Gallard
Children	two sons
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Career

Gallard gained a MA degree in French and Spanish from the University of Edinburgh, then joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1991. She has served at Madrid and Prague and in various posts at the FCO.[1] She was ambassador to the Portuguese Republic 2011–14[4] and Director of Human Resources at the FCO 2014–18.[2]

Gallard was appointed CMG in the 2018 Birthday Honours.[5]

References

1. "Gallard, Jill". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017.
2. "Jill Gallard". gov.uk.
3. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Germany: November 2020" (Press release). Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
4. "Our Ambassador". British Embassy Lisbon. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
5. "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B4.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Alexander Ellis	British Ambassador to Portugal 2011–2014	Succeeded by Kirsty Hayes