Liam Maxwell
| Liam Maxwell | |
|---|---|
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| UK Chief Technology Officer, Government Digital Service | |
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In office December 2012 – April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Minister |
Francis Maude (until 2015) Oliver Letwin (from 2015) |
| UK National Technology Adviser | |
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Assumed office April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Minister | Matt Hancock (Minister for the Cabinet Office) & Ed Vaizey (Minister for the Digital Economy) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1968 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA) |
Liam Maxwell (born June 1968)[1] is a British technology executive and public servant. Since April 2016 he has been the UK's first National Technology Adviser,[2] having been the UK's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO), as part of the Government Digital Service.
Government career
Maxwell was a technology policy adviser to the Conservative Party in the run-up to the general election in 2010, helping write their manifesto, and following the election he started advising the new coalition administration. In June 2011, Maxwell formally joined the government, taking an apolitical civil service position as Director of "ICT futures" in the Cabinet Office under John Suffolk as Government Chief Information Officer and Ian Watmore as Chief Operating Officer of the Efficiency and Reform Group.[3]
In 2012, Maxwell was appointed the new deputy government CIO, following Bill McCluggage's departure, now working under Andy Nelson.[4] In December 2012, the remaining IT functions in the ERG were merged with the parallel Government Digital Service. As part of this, Maxwell became the UK Government's Chief Technology Officer; the rôle of Government Chief Information Officer was not transferred.[5]
During his time in GDS, Maxwell established the Digital 5 group of the world's five leading digitally advanced governments, reformed technology spending controls under the "Technology Code of Practice", and led the Public Services Network, Crown Hosting Service and Digital Marketplace programmes.[6] In 2014, he committed to staying in the rôle of CTO until at least 2018.[7]
In April 2016, it was announced by the Cabinet Office that Maxwell would take on the new position of National Technology Adviser to Matt Hancock, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Ed Vaizey, Minister for the Digital Economy at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.[2]
Offices held
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bill McCluggage |
Deputy Chief Information Officer, UK Government June–December 2012 |
Post abolished |
| New title | UK Chief Technology Officer, Government Digital Service December 2012-April 2016 |
Succeeded by Andy Beale (acting) |
| National Technology Adviser, Cabinet Office April 2016- |
Incumbent | |
References
- ↑ "Liam Maxwell, Esq.". Debrett's, Debrett's Limited, 2015; online edn. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- 1 2 "UK government appoints first National Technology Adviser - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Tory technology advisor Liam Maxwell appointed to government IT advisory post". ComputerWeekly. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ Best, Jo (2012-04-05). "Liam Maxwell appointed new deputy government CIO". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Government IT leadership team sees major reshuffle". ComputerWeekly. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Thank you Liam | Government Digital Service". Government Digital Service. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ Glick, Bryan (26 September 2014). "Government CTO Liam Maxwell commits to GDS until 2018". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 24 December 2014.