Peter Olaf Gooderham CMG (born 29 July 1954) is a British diplomat, currently[update] serving as International Director at the Ministry of Justice.
He completed a BA in Politics and Economics at Newcastle University in 1975.
After a brief period of working as a management trainee, Gooderham spent the period 1976–78 completing a PhD in Modern History at Bristol University.
In that role he provided information to the House of Commons Select Committee on International Development on the work of the Quartet on the Middle East and Hamas.
He attracted news attention for walking out, with delegates from at least 30 countries, in protest at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech during the 2009 Durban Review Conference.