Crawford Falconer

Crawford Dunlop Falconer (born 1954) is the United Kingdom's Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and is based in the Department for International Trade (DIT), which employs about 200 trade negotiators. He was recruited to the Civil Service in 2017 during the run-up to Brexit. As well as leading trade negotiation, he is the Second Permanent Secretary for the DIT.[3]

Crawford Falconer
Born
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland[1]
NationalityUnited Kingdom/New Zealand[2]
EducationVictoria University of Wellington, London School of Economics
OccupationTrade negotiator

Falconer has served in variety of roles including the New Zealand Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and as New Zealand's Chief Negotiator and Adviser. Previous to his job in the Brexit trade negotiations he was Special Trade Commissioner for the Legatum Institute, a private think tank.[4]

In 2019 it was reported that despite the support of Conservatives in favour of Brexit, he had little access to Prime Minister Theresa May.[5]

Personal life

In 1978 he married his wife and they have two daughters; Beatrice Falconer (b.1983) and Leonora Falconer (b. 1985).

References
  1. "Family pride as Greenock-born diplomat lands leading Brexit role". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  2. "Britain bags Kiwi to lead post-Brexit trade talks". POLITICO. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. "Crawford Falconer - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. Government appoints Legatum’s Special Trade Commissioner, Crawford Falconer, as chief trade negotiator for post-Brexit deals.
  5. "No 10's man closes door". The Times. February 2019. (subscription required)
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