Olly Robbins
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| Born | 20 April 1975 Lambeth, London, England |
| Alma mater | Hertford College (Oxford) |
| Children | 3 |
| Spouse | Sherry Birkbeck |
Sacked by Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson's security vetting | |
Sir Oliver Robbins is a British former senior civil servant who served as the Prime Minister's Europe Adviser, the chief Brexit negotiator from 2017 to 2019, and Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 2025 to 2026.
Prior to his roles relating to the European Union in HM Civil Service, Olly Robbins served as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. He also served as the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union from July 2016 to September 2017, and as the Prime Minister's Advisor on Europe and Global Issues from June to July 2016. Between 2019 and 2025, he was an investment advisor with Goldman Sachs. He became a controversial figure among Brexit supporters for his perceived pro-European stance.
He was appointed Permanent Under-Secretary, the most senior civil servant at FCDO, in January 2025, but was sacked in April 2026 over the controversy around Peter Mandelson's appointment as British ambassador to the United States.[1]
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