| Sir Jeremy Heywood KCB, CVO |
|
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretary | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2012 |
|
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir Gus O'Donnell |
| Downing Street Permanent Secretary | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 1 January 2012 |
|
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | To be announced |
| Downing Street Chief of Staff | |
| In office 10 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
|
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Stephen Carter |
| Succeeded by | Edward Llewellyn |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 23 January 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
|
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Tom Scholar |
| Succeeded by | James Bowler |
| In office 4 June 1999 – 10 July 2003 |
|
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Ivan Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1961 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Elizabeth Cook |
| Alma mater | Bootham School, Hertford College, Oxford, London School of Economics, Harvard Business School |
Sir Jeremy John Heywood, KCB, CVO (born 31 December 1961) is a senior British civil servant. Effective January 2012, Sir Jeremy became Cabinet Secretary in succession to Sir Gus O'Donnell.[1] Sir Jeremy has previously been Permanent Secretary at Downing Street,[2] Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Downing Street Chief of Staff.[1][3]
Contents |
Sir Jeremy was educated at Bootham School, an independent school with a Quaker background and ethos in York, before taking a BA in history and economics at Hertford College, Oxford and an MSc in economics from the London School of Economics.[4]
Heywood worked in HM Treasury as private secretary to Chancellors Norman Lamont, at the age of 30,[5] followed by Kenneth Clarke and Gordon Brown before moving to be Prime Minister Tony Blair's Principal Private Secretary in 1999. In 2003 he left the civil service to work as managing director and co-head of the UK Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley.[6] At the request of Gordon Brown, by then prime minister, Heywood returned to government in 2007, becoming head of domestic policy and strategy at the Cabinet Office.[7] In January 2008, Heywood became the first Permanent Secretary at 10 Downing Street, a role he retained after David Cameron became prime minister in May 2010.
On 11 October 2011 it was announced that Sir Jeremy would replace Sir Gus O'Donnell as Cabinet Secretary in January 2012. It was also announced that the role of Head of the Home Civil Service would not be held by the same person as that of Cabinet Secretary, but instead would go to Sir Bob Kerslake, who shall hold the post in addition to his current role as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Already a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), Heywood was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2012 New Year Honours.[8][9]
Sir Jeremy is married to Suzanne Elizabeth Cook, and is said to be a keen windsurfer and golfer. He is known to keep a bust of Gandhi in his office.
|
|||||||
}}
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Holmes |
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1999 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Ivan Rogers |
| Preceded by Tom Scholar |
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 2008 – 2010 |
Succeeded by James Bowler |
| Preceded by New Post |
Downing Street Permanent Secretary 2010 –2011 |
Succeeded by To be announced |
| Preceded by Sir Gus O'Donnell |
Cabinet Secretary 2012– |
Incumbent |