David Gill (civil servant)
David Gill | |
|---|---|
Gill in 2024 | |
| German Ambassador to Ireland | |
| Assumed office August 2024 | |
| President | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Preceded by | Cord Meier-Klodt |
| Consul General in New York | |
| In office 2017–2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Till Knorn |
| Parliamentary State Secretary and Head of the Office of the Federal President | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| President | Joachim Gauck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1966 Schönebeck, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Sheila Gill |
| Education | Freie Universität Berlin, University of Pennsylvania (LL.M) |
| Awards | Theodor Heuss Medal |
David Gill (born 1966) is a German civil servant and politician, serving as the German Ambassador to Ireland since August 2024. He previously served as German Consul General in New York and he had been Secretary of State and head of the Bundespräsidialamt, the administration of the President of Germany. He was appointed on 19 March 2012 by President Joachim Gauck and stayed in office until February 2017. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.