Simon Gass

Sir Simon Gass
Gass in June 2011
Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
In office
2019 – July 2023
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byCharles Farr
Succeeded byMadeleine Alessandri
British Ambassador to Iran
In office
2009–2011
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded bySir Geoffrey Adams
Succeeded byDominick Chilcott
Personal details
Born (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956 (age 68)
SpouseMarianne Enid Stott (1980–present)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Reading

Sir Simon Lawrance Gass GCMG CVO (born 2 November 1956) is a British civil servant. He chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee from 2019 to 2023 and served as the British Prime Minister's representative on Afghanistan from 2021 to 2022 concurrently. Between 2018 and 2019, he was the Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies. During his diplomatic career, he served as British ambassador to Greece and to Iran. In May 2023, it was announced he was stepping down as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and succeeded by Madeleine Alessandri.


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