Ian John Patrick (born July 1978) is a British diplomat and civil servant who has served as the
Private Secretary to the
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales (, ; ) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the History of the English monarchy, English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd who, from ...
since March 2024.
Career
He was previously the Private Secretary to the
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was created in 1995 immediately after the signing of the Dayton Agreement which ended the 1992 to 1995 Bos ...
when
Lord Ashdown occupied the role, working with
Edward Llewellyn. 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. Ian Patrick was an executor of Lord Ashdown's estate following his death, organised his memorial service at Westminster Abbey, spoke at his funeral and gave a tribute to Ashdown at the 2019
Liberal Democrats Party conference. For his work in
Bosnia
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Ian was awarded the
MBE in the
2006 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 2006 in some Commonwealth realms were announced (on 31 December 2005) in
the United Kingdom,
New Zealand, Grenada, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, and Saint Christopher and Nevis to c ...
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.
Patrick became the Prince of Wales' Private Secretary in March 2024.
References
External links
''A Fortunate Life'', Ashdown's Biography
Living people
1978 births
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Members of the Household of the Prince of Wales
Members of the British Royal Household
Private secretaries
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