Government Actuary's Department: who runs it
Government Actuary's Department, a non-ministerial department, lists 10 people in its leadership on GOV.UK, led by Dave Johnston (Policy and Assurance Director) and Matt Wood (Pensions and Provisioning Director). Every name below comes from the body's own GOV.UK page: Government Actuary's Department - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it).
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Government Actuary | Fiona Dunsire |
| Deputy Government Actuary | Matt Gurden |
| Policy and Assurance Director | Dave Johnston · profile on this site |
| Pensions and Provisioning Director | Matt Wood · profile on this site |
| Director of Finance and Operations | Aimee Farquhar |
| Director of Human Resources | Bal Kaur |
| Interim HR Director | Tom Nixon |
| Non-executive Director | Les Philpott |
| Non-executive Director | Gary Crowe |
| Non-executive Director | Liz Thornhill |
Source
Government Actuary's Department - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it). Each name links to that person's official page. Government Actuary's Department: official page. Every UK public body we list. Name or role out of date? Tell us.