The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and is led by CEO Penelope Endersby, who took on the role as Chief Executive in December 2018 and is the first woman to do so. The Met Office makes meteorological predictions across all timescales from weather forecasts to climate change.
Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy, founder of the Met Office
The 2003 headquarters building on the edge of Exeter
FAAM BAe146-300 takes off at RIAT, RAF Fairford, England
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet reshuffle under the Rishi Sunak premiership.
100 Parliament Street, Westminster
Image: Michelle Donelan Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped)
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