Andrew Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2024 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Jill Gallard |
| British Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Anthony Cary |
| Succeeded by | Paul Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7,1967 Ormskirk,England |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College,Oxford |
Andrew Jonathan Mitchell CMG (born 7 March 1967) is a British ambassador and civil servant. From 4 September 2024, he has served as the British ambassador to Germany. [1] [2]
Mitchell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991, serving in Bonn and Kathmandu as well as in the UK. [3] He was appointed British Ambassador to Sweden in 2007, serving for four years. [1]
Returning to the UK, Mitchell was the Foreign Office's director for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and thence for prosperity for three years until 2014. [3] [4] He then moved to the private sector, working as international director for M-Integrated Solutions for three years from 2015, [1] before returning to government in 2018 as HM Trade Commissioner for Europe. [1] [5]
In 2020, Mitchell moved to the Department for International Trade as director-general overseeing "markets and supply chains", from 2021 "exports and UK trade", and from 2023 "domestic and international markets and exports" in the renamed Department for Business and Trade. [1] [3]
Mitchell studied Modern Languages at The Queen’s College, Oxford. [6]
He is married with three children. He speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Swedish. [6]
Mitchell was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in New Year Honours for 2013, "for services to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games". [7]