Sri Lankan origin Dileeni appointed new Governor of Anguilla
1 December 2020 01:59 am
Sri Lankan origin Ms Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, has been appointed next Governor of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. She will succeed Tim Foy, OBE, in January, 2021.
The total land area of Anguilla is 35 sq miles; population - 18,090
Curriculum vitae
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam
Dates Roles
2017 to present Cabinet Office, Director, Grenfell Tower Independent Public Inquiry
2015 to 2017 Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Director of Strategy and Change, The Insolvency Service
2011 to 2015 Ministry of Justice, Deputy Director of Strategy and Change, HM Courts and Tribunal Service
2010 to 2011 Ministry of Justice, Deputy Head of Offender Management Strategy
2010 Ministry of Justice, Secretary to the Omand Review
2007 to 2010 Ministry of Justice, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Justice
2004 to 2007 Department for Constitutional Affairs, Policy Advisor
2000 to 2001 9 King’s Bench Walk and 1 Inner Temple Lane, Barrister, Pupillage
1999 to 2000 University of London, Master of Laws (LLM), Public International Law
1999 Called to the Bar of England and Wales