Peter Fish (lawyer)
Peter Fish | |
|---|---|
| Director-General, Legal, Home Office | |
| Assumed office 2014-03-01 | |
| Home Secretary | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Jones |
Peter James Reginald Fish[1] CB is a former senior British government lawyer, who served from April 2014 to 2021 as the Director-General for Legal affairs at the Home Office.[2][3] In each of his most recent three postings since 2009 he has immediately followed Jonathan Guy Jones, who now serves as HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor; first as the Director-General of the Attorney General's Office, then as Deputy Treasury Solicitor, and now at the Home Office.[4][2]
Fish was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2017 New Year Honours.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Peter Fish - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Interview: Peter Fish | Civil Service World". www.civilserviceworld.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Jonathan Jones - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N3.