Edward Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of Steep

The Lord Llewellyn of Steep
Official portrait, 2017
British Ambassador to Italy
Assumed office
7 April 2022
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
Preceded byJill Morris
British Ambassador to France
In office
9 November 2016 – 8 August 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byJulian King
Succeeded byMenna Rawlings
Downing Street Chief of Staff
In office
11 May 2010 – 13 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
DeputyCatherine Fall
Preceded byJeremy Heywood
Succeeded byFiona Hill
Nick Timothy
Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition
In office
6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byStephen Sherbourne
Succeeded byAnna Healy
Members of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
31 October 2016
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1965-09-23) 23 September 1965 (age 58)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
EducationEton College
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Edward David Gerard Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of Steep, OBE, PC (born 23 September 1965)[1] is a British diplomat and former political adviser serving as the British Ambassador to Italy since 2022. He previously served as the British Ambassador to France from 2016 to 2021[2] and as the Downing Street Chief of Staff under then prime minister David Cameron from 2010 to 2016.

In February 2022, he was appointed British ambassador to Italy. He presented his credentials to Italian president Sergio Mattarella on 7 April 2022.

  1. ^ LLEWELLYN, Rt Hon. Edward David Gerard, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015)
  2. ^ "Edward Llewellyn OBE, British Ambassador to France". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 November 2016.