Alex Ellis (diplomat)

Sir
Alex Ellis
KCMG
United Kingdom Ambassador to Spain
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byHugh Elliott
British High Commissioner to India
In office
2021–2024
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded bySir Philip Barton
Succeeded byLindy Cameron
United Kingdom Ambassador to Brazil
In office
2013–2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byAlan Charlton
Succeeded byVijay Rangarajan
United Kingdom Ambassador to Portugal
In office
2007–2011
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded byJohn Buck
Succeeded byJill Gallard
Personal details
Born (1967-06-05) 5 June 1967 (age 57)
London, United Kingdom
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge

Sir Alexander Wykeham Ellis KCMG (born 5 June 1967) is a British civil servant, currently Ambassador designate to Spain, scheduled to take up his post in Summer 2024.[1] He has previously been High Commissioner to India,[2] Ambassador to Brazil and before that Portugal, and Deputy National Security Adviser for the Integrated Review on diplomacy, development and defence.[3] Ellis was previously the Director General of the Department for Exiting the EU.[4] He had previously been Britain's ambassador to Brazil from July 2013 to January 2017.

  1. ^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Spain: Alex Ellis". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Alex Ellis presents credentials as British High Commissioner to India". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Deputy National Security Adviser Alex Ellis". UK Cabinet Office. Retrieved 17 April 2020. Alex Ellis started as Deputy National Security Adviser for the Integrated Review on diplomacy, development and defence in January 2020. Prior to that he was Director General in the Department for Exiting the EU for three years.
  4. ^ "British Ambassador to Brazil to join Department for Exiting the EU - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2017.