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'''Sir Martin Eugene Donnelly''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|size=100|KCB|CMG}} (born 4 June 1958) is a British former civil servant. He was Permanent Secretary of the [[Department for International Trade]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U13929|title = DONNELLY, Martin Eugene|last = A & C Black|date = 2015|website = www.ukwhoswho.com|series = Who's Who 2016|publisher = Oxford University Press|access-date = 2016-03-06|edition = online}}</ref> until leaving the Civil Service on 24 March 2017.
'''Sir Martin Eugene Donnelly''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|size=100%|KCB|CMG}} (born 4 June 1958) is a British former civil servant. His roles included [[Permanent secretary (UK)|permanent secretary]] of the [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]] (2010–2016), and of the [[Department for International Trade]] (2016–2017).


== Career ==
== Career ==
Donnelly joined the [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] in 1980. In 1988 he was Private Secretary to the [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]], and from 1989 in Brussels working in the [[Cabinet (European Commission)|Cabinet]] of [[Leon Brittan]] before returning to London in 1993. In 1995 he went on secondment to the [[Ministry of Finance (France)|French Ministry of Finance]], returning to the Treasury in 1996. From 1998 to 2003 he worked in the [[Cabinet Office]] as Deputy Head of the European Secretariat and then moved to the [[Immigration and Nationality Directorate]] of the [[Home Office]] for a year.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{London Gazette |issue=56595 |date=15 June 2002 |page=3 |supp=y}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/martin-donnelly|title=Martin Donnelly CMG - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>
Donnelly joined the [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] in 1980. In 1988 he was Private Secretary to the [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]], and from 1989 in Brussels working in the [[Cabinet (European Commission)|Cabinet]] of [[Leon Brittan]] before returning to London in 1993. In 1995 he went on secondment to the [[Ministry of Finance (France)|French Ministry of Finance]], returning to the Treasury in 1996. From 1998 to 2003 he worked in the [[Cabinet Office]] as Deputy Head of the European Secretariat and then moved to the [[Immigration and Nationality Directorate]] of the [[Home Office]] for a year.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=A & C Black |date=2015 |title=DONNELLY, Martin Eugene |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U13929 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2016-03-06 |website=www.ukwhoswho.com |series=Who's Who 2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |edition=online}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{London Gazette |issue=56595 |date=15 June 2002 |page=3 |supp=y}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Martin Donnelly |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/martin-donnelly |access-date=2016-03-08 |website=www.gov.uk}}</ref>


In 2004, Donnelly was promoted to be Director-General for Economics (later, for Europe and Globalisation) in the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. In 2008–09 he went on secondment to UK telecoms regulator [[Ofcom]], returning to the Cabinet Office to lead the ''[[Smarter Government]]'' whitepaper. In 2010 he was briefly made acting head of the FCO after [[Peter Ricketts|Sir Peter Ricketts]] became the UK's first [[National Security Advisor (United Kingdom)|National Security Advisor]]. After a few months, he was appointed as permanent secretary at BIS, succeeding [[Simon Fraser (diplomat)|Sir Simon Fraser]], who replaced{{clarify|date=July 2016}} at the FCO.<ref name=":2" /><ref>[http://www.ftconferences.com/chinahealthcare/speakerdetails/1754/?PHPSESSID=441e5cf711e84c83a3238c91c9286ab2 Biography]</ref>
In 2004, Donnelly was promoted to be Director-General for Economics (later, for Europe and Globalisation) in the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. In 2008–2009 he went on secondment to UK telecoms regulator [[Ofcom]], returning to the Cabinet Office to lead the ''[[Smarter Government]]'' white paper.

In 2010, he was briefly made acting head of the FCO after [[Peter Ricketts|Sir Peter Ricketts]] became the UK's first [[National Security Advisor (United Kingdom)|National Security Advisor]]. After a few months, he was appointed as [[Permanent secretary (UK)|permanent secretary]] in charge of the wide-ranging [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]] (BIS),<ref name=":2" /> and held that role until the department was disbanded in July 2016 at the start of the [[first May ministry]]. He transferred to the permanent secretary role at the newly created [[Department for International Trade]], until he left the civil service in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-31 |title=Sir Martin Donnelly: Keynote speech |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/online-event/sir-martin-donnelly-keynote-speech |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Institute for Government |language=en}}</ref>


As of September 2015, Donnelly was paid a salary of between £180,000 and £184,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492289/150K_senior_salaries.csv/preview |title=Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 |date=17 December 2015 |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=28 February 2016}}</ref>
As of September 2015, Donnelly was paid a salary of between £180,000 and £184,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492289/150K_senior_salaries.csv/preview |title=Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 |date=17 December 2015 |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=28 February 2016}}</ref>


Donnelly led work to improve inclusion and gender balance across the senior civil service leadership in a range of departments. While permanent secretary of BIS he achieved gender balance across the senior team of 160 people, encouraging part-time working and job shares, by developing a new culture to encourage supportive team working. BIS was the first major department to achieve gender parity in its senior leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 50 percent club {{!}} McKinsey|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-50-percent-club|access-date=2022-01-05|website=www.mckinsey.com}}</ref>
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==Honours==

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Donnelly was appointed [[Order of St Michael and St George|Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in the [[2002 Birthday Honours]]<ref name=":1"/> and [[Order of the Bath|Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] (KCB) in the [[2016 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61608|supp=y|page=B3|date=11 June 2016}}</ref>
After leaving the civil service, in November 2017 he became a part-time senior adviser with [[Teneo]],<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.teneo.com/sir-martin-donnelly-joins-teneo-as-a-senior-advisor/ |title=Sir Martin Donnelly Joins Teneo as a Senior Advisor – Teneo |date=13 November 2017 |website=www.teneo.com |access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref> which describes itself as "the global CEO advisory firm", providing advice to senior executives of large companies.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.teneo.com/our-firm/our-firm/ |title=Our Firm – Teneo |date=8 December 2018 |website=www.teneo.com |access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref> He left Teneo in spring 2019. Between 2017 and 2019, Donnelly was a [[visiting fellow]] at [[Hertford College, Oxford]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-27 |title=WITN11250100 Sir Martin Donnelly - Witness Statement |url=https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/evidence/witn11250100-sir-martin-donnelly-witness-statement |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2019, Donelly was appointed president of [[Boeing]] Europe and managing director of Boeing UK and Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boeing.co.uk/boeing-in-the-uk/executives/sir-martin-donnelly.page|title=Sir Martin Donnelly Boeing in the uk executives|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> He retired from Boeing in October 2022. He is a non executive director of the [[National Audit Office (United Kingdom)|National Audit Office]].


==Public persona after leaving the Civil Service==
==Public persona after leaving the Civil Service==
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In February 2018, speaking on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]'s ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today]]'' programme, he warned that [[Brexit]] would be "giving up a three-course meal… for the promise of a packet of crisps in the future."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/27/uk-economy-at-risk-outside-single-market-warns-former-trade-chief|title=Leaving single market 'like swapping a meal for a packet of crisps', warns ex-trade chief|work=The Guardian|date=27 February 2018|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>
===Brexit===
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In February 2018, speaking on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]'s ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today]]'' programme, he warned that [[Brexit]] would be "giving up a three-course meal… for the promise of a packet of crisps in the future."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/27/uk-economy-at-risk-outside-single-market-warns-former-trade-chief|title=Leaving single market 'like swapping a meal for a packet of crisps', warns ex-trade chief|publisher=The Guardian|date=27 February 2018|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Donnelly studied [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] at [[Oxford University]], international economics at the [[College of Europe]] in [[Bruges]], and at the [[École nationale d'administration]] in Paris.<ref name=":0" />
Donnelly studied [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] at [[Oxford University]], and then international economics at the [[College of Europe]] in [[Bruges]].<ref name=":0" /> While at the Treasury, he had a secondment at the [[École nationale d'administration]], Paris.<ref name=":3" />

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==Honours==
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Donnelly was appointed [[Order of St Michael and St George|Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in the [[2002 Birthday Honours]]<ref name=":1"/> and [[Order of the Bath|Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] (KCB) in the [[2016 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61608|supp=y|page=B3|date=11 June 2016}}</ref>


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Sir Martin Donnelly
KCB CMG
Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Trade
In office
2016–2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
MinisterLiam Fox
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byAntonia Romeo
Personal details
Born
Martin Eugene Donnelly

(1958-06-04) 4 June 1958 (age 66)
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Spouse
Carol Jean Heald
​
​
(m. 1985; died 1996)​
Children3

Sir Martin Eugene Donnelly, KCB, CMG (born 4 June 1958) is a British former civil servant. His roles included permanent secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2010–2016), and of the Department for International Trade (2016–2017).

Career

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Donnelly joined the Treasury in 1980. In 1988 he was Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and from 1989 in Brussels working in the Cabinet of Leon Brittan before returning to London in 1993. In 1995 he went on secondment to the French Ministry of Finance, returning to the Treasury in 1996. From 1998 to 2003 he worked in the Cabinet Office as Deputy Head of the European Secretariat and then moved to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office for a year.[1][2][3]

In 2004, Donnelly was promoted to be Director-General for Economics (later, for Europe and Globalisation) in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In 2008–2009 he went on secondment to UK telecoms regulator Ofcom, returning to the Cabinet Office to lead the Smarter Government white paper.

In 2010, he was briefly made acting head of the FCO after Sir Peter Ricketts became the UK's first National Security Advisor. After a few months, he was appointed as permanent secretary in charge of the wide-ranging Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS),[3] and held that role until the department was disbanded in July 2016 at the start of the first May ministry. He transferred to the permanent secretary role at the newly created Department for International Trade, until he left the civil service in March 2017.[4]

As of September 2015, Donnelly was paid a salary of between £180,000 and £184,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[5]

Donnelly led work to improve inclusion and gender balance across the senior civil service leadership in a range of departments. While permanent secretary of BIS he achieved gender balance across the senior team of 160 people, encouraging part-time working and job shares, by developing a new culture to encourage supportive team working. BIS was the first major department to achieve gender parity in its senior leadership.[6]

After leaving the civil service, in November 2017 he became a part-time senior adviser with Teneo,[7] which describes itself as "the global CEO advisory firm", providing advice to senior executives of large companies.[8] He left Teneo in spring 2019. Between 2017 and 2019, Donnelly was a visiting fellow at Hertford College, Oxford.[9]

In June 2019, Donelly was appointed president of Boeing Europe and managing director of Boeing UK and Ireland.[10] He retired from Boeing in October 2022. He is a non executive director of the National Audit Office.

Public persona after leaving the Civil Service

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In February 2018, speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, he warned that Brexit would be "giving up a three-course meal… for the promise of a packet of crisps in the future."[11]

Personal life

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Donnelly studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, and then international economics at the College of Europe in Bruges.[1] While at the Treasury, he had a secondment at the École nationale d'administration, Paris.[9]

Honours

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Donnelly was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2002 Birthday Honours[2] and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b A & C Black (2015). "DONNELLY, Martin Eugene". www.ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who 2016 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "No. 56595". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2002. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b "Martin Donnelly". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Sir Martin Donnelly: Keynote speech". Institute for Government. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015". www.gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. ^ "The 50 percent club | McKinsey". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Sir Martin Donnelly Joins Teneo as a Senior Advisor – Teneo". www.teneo.com. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Our Firm – Teneo". www.teneo.com. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "WITN11250100 Sir Martin Donnelly - Witness Statement". Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Sir Martin Donnelly Boeing in the uk executives".
  11. ^ "Leaving single market 'like swapping a meal for a packet of crisps', warns ex-trade chief". The Guardian. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  12. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B3.
Government offices
Preceded by Permanent Secretary of the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
2010–2016 		Succeeded by
himself
as Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Preceded by
himself
as Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 		Permanent Secretary of the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
2016
With: Alex Chisholm 		Succeeded by
Preceded byas Permanent Secretary, Department for Energy and Climate Change
Preceded by
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 Permanent Secretary of the
Department for International Trade
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