Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office
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| Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office | |
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| Cabinet Office | |
| Style | Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary (informal) The Honourable (within the Empire) |
| Type | Chief Operating Officer |
| Status | Civil Servant |
| Member of | The Civil Service |
| Reports to | Cabinet Secretary |
| Seat | 70 Whitehall |
| Appointer | Cabinet Secretary |
| Term length | At the Cabinet Secretary's pleasure |
| Formation | 1 April 2025 |
| First holder | The Countess of Strathmore |
| Website | gbi |
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, known informally as the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, is the second-most senior civil servant of the Cabinet Office. They serve as the de facto deputy of the Cabinet Secretary.
The current Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary is Josephine Carew, The Countess of Strathmore, serving since 1 April 2025.
Cabinet Office Permanent Secretaries
| Portrait | Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary | Term of Office | Party | Government | |||
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| Start | End | Duration | |||||
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Josephine Carew The Countess of Strathmore |
1 April 2025 | present | 22 days | Independent | Kirkwall Premiership | |