Peter Fish, CB
Peter is a solicitor with over 25 years’ experience as a Government Lawyer, most recently as (interim) Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department (GLD).
He began his career as a litigation solicitor in private practice before joining the Government Legal Service in 1994. He has held a number of senior legal roles across Government including as Legal Adviser to the Cabinet Office, Head of the Attorney General’s Office and Legal Adviser to the Home Office.
Peter was an executive member of GLD’s Board from 2014 until leaving the civil service in April 2021.
He has recently been appointed as a non-executive Board member of the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service and is also an Assistant Commissioner with the Boundary Commission for England.