Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence, [1] [2] also called the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, [3] [4] is the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. The office holder is the government's principal civilian adviser on Defence matters. [5] The office holder is a member of the Defence Council and the Defence ...
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence (generally known as the Permanent Secretary) is the senior civil servant at the MOD. Their role is to ensure that it operates effectively as a government department and has responsibility for the strategy, performance, reform, organisation and the finances of the MOD. [ 31 ]
Permanent Secretary [26] [27] Ministry of Defence: The Rt Hon John Healey MP Secretary of State for Defence: David Williams CB Permanent Secretary [28] [29] Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Deputy Prime Minister: Sarah Healey ...
Pages in category "Secretaries of State for Defence (UK)" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for defence, and the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the Defence Select Committee. [5] The current secretary of state for defence is John Healey, who was appointed on 5 July 2024 following the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [6]
The permanent secretary, who in some but not all government departments is known formally as the permanent under-secretary of state, is the accounting officer for a department, meaning that they are answerable to Parliament for ensuring that the department appropriately spends money granted by Parliament.
Secretaries of state for war (UK) (1 C, 39 P) Pages in category "Ministers of defence of the United Kingdom" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant of a department or ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities. Permanent secretaries are the non-political civil service chief executives of government departments or ministries, who generally hold their position for a number of years (thus "permanent") at a ministry as distinct from the changing ...