The United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues is responsible for developing and implementing UK Government policy with respect to encouraging the restitution of Holocaust-era assets, including art and immovable property; ensuring the accessibility and preservation of the Bad Arolsen archival record of the Nazi era and its aftermath, and promoting Holocaust education, remembrance and research.[1]
Robert Andrew Burns served as the first envoy from 2010 to 2015. He was succeeded by Eric Pickles, who was appointed in 2015.[2]
| Special Envoys | Term of office | Length of Term | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Andrew Burns | 10 June 2010 | 10 September 2015 | David Cameron | |||
| Eric Pickles | 10 September 2015 | Incumbent | ||||
| Theresa May | ||||||
| Boris Johnson | ||||||
| Liz Truss | ||||||
| Rishi Sunak | ||||||
| Keir Starmer | ||||||