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The position of Cabinet Secretary was created in 1916 for Sir Maurice Hankey, when the existing secretariat of the Committee of Imperial Defence, headed by Hankey, became secretariat to a newly organised War Cabinet.
After Sir Gus O’Donnell stepped down as cabinet secretary in 2011 his role was split, with Sir Bob Kerslake becoming the separate head of the civil service, and Sir Jeremy Heywood succeeding as cabinet secretary. However, Heywood took over from Kerslake in 2014, again combining the two posts.
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Members (all linked to biographies): Catherine Little CB, Permanent Secretary (Cabinet Office) Sarah Harrison, Chief Operating Officer. Richard Hornby, Chief Financial Officer and Director...
Ministers and civil servants. The Cabinet Office Ministers are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold: [10] Head of government; oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies; appoints members of the government; he is the principal government figure in the House of Commons.
Oct 15, 2024 · Simon Case was appointed as cabinet secretary in September 2020, and, as of October 2024, has announced his forthcoming departure. Cat Little is the government’s chief operating officer and permanent secretary of the Cabinet Office.
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Sep 1, 2020 · Simon Case has been appointed cabinet secretary and head of the civil service - and thus takes on the unofficial title of the most important man in politics you've probably never heard of.
