Press release
Mr Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India.
Mr Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE. Mr Ellis will take up his appointment during January 2021.
Full name: Alexander Ellis
Married to: Teresa Adegas
Children: One son
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2020 to present | Cabinet Office, Deputy National Security Adviser |
| 2017 to 2019 | Department for Exiting the European Union, Director General |
| 2013 to 2017 | Brasilia, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2011 to 2013 | FCO, Director of Strategy |
| 2007 to 2010 | Lisbon, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2005 to 2007 | Adviser to the President of the European Commission |
| 1990 to 2005 | Postings to Lisbon, Madrid and to EU. British Government negotiation team on euro, EU Budget framework, Treaty of the EU and EU Enlargement; worked on South Africa’s transition to multi party democracy. |
Published 5 January 2021
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