The Lord Ricketts | |
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British Ambassador to France | |
In office 2012–2016 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Peter Westmacott |
Succeeded by | Julian King |
United Kingdom National Security Advisor | |
In office 12 May 2010 – 23 January 2012 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Kim Darroch |
Permanent Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
In office 2006–2010 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Michael Jay |
Succeeded by | Simon Fraser |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 17 October 2016 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Forbes Ricketts 30 September 1952 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, UK |
Nationality | ![]() |
Spouse | Suzanne Ricketts |
Children | 2 |
Education | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Peter Forbes Ricketts, Baron Ricketts, GCMG, GCVO (born 30 September 1952)[1] is a retired British senior diplomat and a life peer. He has sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords since 2016.
Ricketts served as chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) under Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was the UK government's first national security adviser from 2010 from 2012, serving under Prime Minister David Cameron.