Career History
Bender held the following posts:
- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 1973-1989
- Private secretary to Secretary of State for Trade 1976-77
- Seconded to UK Permanent Representation to the European Community
- First Secretary, Trade Policy 1977-82
- Counsellor, Industry and Energy 1985-89
- Deputy Head, European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1990-93
- Head, Regional Development, DTI 1993-94
- Deputy Secretary and Head of European Secretariat, Cabinet Office 1994-99
- Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office 1999-2000
- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2000-01
- Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-05
- Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry 2005-2007
- Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-2009
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