Ian John Patrick MBE (born July 1978)[1] joined the household of the Prince of Wales in February 2024 with a view to succeeding Jean-Christophe Gray as Private Secretary.[2] He was previously the Private Secretary to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina when Lord Ashdown occupied the role, working with Edward Llewellyn.[3] Patrick had been Ashdown's Private Secretary from 1998 to 2002, prior to going to Bosnia and features in Lord Ashdown's autobiography, A Fortunate Life which he encouraged Ashdown to write.[4] Ian Patrick was an executor of Lord Ashdown's estate following his death,[5] organised his memorial service at Westminster Abbey, spoke at his funeral and gave a tribute to Ashdown at the 2019 Liberal Democrats Party conference.[6] For his work in Bosnia Ian was awarded the MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours List. After his time with Ashdown, Patrick joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; he left in 2015 and was a special advisor to Sir John Sawers GCMG. He is a Trustee of Crohns and Colitis UK.[7]
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- ^ "Ian John Patrick - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Furness, Hannah; Riley-Smith, Ben (9 February 2024). "Prince of Wales hires diplomat as he steps up responsibilities". Telegraph online. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Benign Dictatorship by John-Paul Flintoff (http://www.flintoff.org/benign-dictatorship)
- ^ A Conversation with Ashdown (http://www.totalpolitics.com/print/1818/in-conversation-with-paddy-ashdown.thtml)
- ^ "Lord Jeremy Ashdown | Deceased Estates | The Gazette". m.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Autumn Conference 2019: Tuesday [from 2:11:10, retrieved 28 September 2019
- ^ "Board of Trustees". crohnsandcolitis.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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