Quick Facts
Biography
Jane Rumble is the Head of the Polar Regions Department for the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Early life and education
Rumble attended Aylesbury High School and subsequently graduated with a BSc in Geography from the University of Exeter.
Career and impact
Rumble was appointed to the position of Head of Polar Regions Department in January 2007, having been Deputy Head since 2003. She began her civil service career in the UK’s Department of Environment, where she held a number of roles dealing with corporate and environmental policy, including policy on the health and safety of genetically modified crops. She then worked for the cross-Whitehall Teenage Pregnancy Unit before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where she began to work on polar policy. Rumble is the fourth Head of the FCO's polar regions department since 1943. During her time as the Head of Polar Regions, she has been involved in shaping policy relevant to Arctic and Antarctic protection.
Awards and honors
Rumble is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Policy Fellow with the Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge.