Secretary to the Cabinet – List of Holders of the Role

The Cabinet Secretary is the most senior civil servant, with the role having been created in 1916.

1916 – 1938 : Sir Maurice Hankey (1877-1963)

1938 – 1947 : Sir Edward Bridges (1892-1969)

1947 – 1963 : Sir Norman Brook (1902-1967)

1963 – 1973 : Sir Burke Trend (1914-1987)

1973 – 1979 : Sir John Hunt (1919-2008)

1979 – 1988 : Sir Robert Armstrong (1927-2020)

1988 – 1998 : Sir Robin Butler (1938-)

1998 – 2002 : Sir Richard Wilson (1942-)

2002 – 2005 : Sir Andrew Turnbull (1945-)

2005 – 2011 : Sir Gus O’Donnell (1952-)

2011 – 2018 : Sir Jeremy Heywood (1961-2018)

2018 – 2020 : Sir Mark Sedwill (1964-)

2020 – : Simon Case (1978-)