Edward Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of Steep
The Lord Llewellyn of Steep | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Director General, Political at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | |
| Assumed office September 2025 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Sir Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Sir Christian Turner |
| British Ambassador to Italy | |
| In office 7 April 2022 – January 2026 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Sir Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Jill Morris |
| Succeeded by | David Burton (as chargé d'affaires ad interim) |
| British Ambassador to France | |
| In office 9 November 2016 – 8 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Julian King |
| Succeeded by | Menna Rawlings |
| Downing Street Chief of Staff | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Deputy | Catherine Fall |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Heywood |
| Succeeded by | Fiona Hill Nick Timothy |
| Chief of Staff to the Leader of HM Opposition | |
| In office 6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Stephen Sherbourne |
| Succeeded by | Anna Healy |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 20 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward David Gerard Llewellyn 23 September 1965 |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Dr Anne Charbord (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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Edward David Gerard Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of Steep, CVO, OBE, PC (born 23 September 1965), is a British diplomat and former political adviser serving as the Director General Political and Political Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Previously HM Ambassador to France from 2016 to 2021, and British Ambassador to Italy from 2022 to 2026, he served as Downing Street Chief of Staff under Prime Minister David Cameron from 2010 to 2016.