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| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Bath|CB]] |
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| office = [[Permanent Secretary]] of the [[Department for International Trade]] |
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| primeminister = [[Boris Johnson]] |
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| term_start = 9 October 2020 |
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| term_start = 16 August 2021 |
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| office1 = [[Cabinet Office]] [[Permanent secretary|Second Permanent Secretary]] |
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| primeminister1 = [[David Cameron]] |
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| primeminister1 = [[Boris Johnson]] |
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| term_start1 = 9 October 2020 |
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| term_end1 = 24 May 2021 |
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| primeminister2 = [[David Cameron]] |
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| term_start2 = 11 May 2010 |
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| term_end2 = 5 December 2011 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Jeremy Heywood]] |
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| successor2 = [[Chris Martin (civil servant)|Chris Martin]] |
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| predecessor3 = Mark Bowman |
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| successor3 = [[Dan Rosenfield]] |
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|birth_date = July 1973<ref>{{cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/F1aG2y1rhuG8oJqLUQdHTaomIs8/appointments|title=James Edward BOWLER|website=Companies House|access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref> |
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James Bowler | |
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Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade | |
Assumed office 16 August 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Cabinet Office Second Permanent Secretary | |
In office 9 October 2020 – 24 May 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Sue Gray |
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
In office 11 May 2010 – 5 December 2011 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Jeremy Heywood |
Succeeded by | Chris Martin |
Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 2005–2007 | |
Chancellor | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Mark Bowman |
Succeeded by | Dan Rosenfield |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1973[1] |
James Edward Bowler CB (born July 1973) is a senior British civil servant currently serving as the permanent secretary at the Department for International Trade since 2021.[2][3] Before assuming this role, Bowler was the second permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office from 2020 to 2021 where he led the COVID Taskforce for the British Government. He was the Director General for Policy, Communication and Analysis at the Ministry of Justice from March to October 2020.[4][5] Bowler is currently Trustee of the charity Police Now.
Education
Bowler was educated at Abingdon School from 1986 until 1991. He then attended Cardiff University where he studied Economics.[6]
Career
Prior to March 2020 Bowler worked at Her Majesty's Treasury for eight years, serving the positions of Director General for Public Spending between May 2017 and March 2020,[7] Director General for Tax and Welfare between April 2015 and May 2017[8] and Director for Strategy, Planning and Budget between January 2012 to April 2015.[9] Bowler was promoted to Director General in April 2015.[2][5]
In May 2010 when David Cameron became Prime Minister, Bowling was appointed to the post of Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister serving until December 2011.[10][11]
Bowler has also served under Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer having been appointed as his Principal Private Secretary between 2005 and 2007.[12][5] Bowler continued to work closely with Brown during his premiership as Prime Minister.[13]
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2012 New Year Honours.[14]
In May 2021, it was announced that Bowler would become the new Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Trade.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "James Edward BOWLER". Companies House. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "James Bowler Government Profile". Gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Casalicchio, Emilio (9 October 2020). "POLITICO London Playbook: COVID war room — Face of the government — Hagues and pains". Politico. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "James Bowler CSaP Profile". Centre for Science and Policy. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Smith, Beckie (9 October 2020). "Former Treasury spending DG appointed Cabinet Office second perm sec". Civil Service World. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Entrants to Higher Education" (PDF). Abingdon School. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "A Short Guide to HM Treasury" (PDF). Major programmes and developments - Page 13. National Audit Office. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of new Director General, Tax and Welfare, HM Treasury". HM Treasury. WiredGov. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "HM Treasury Organisation Chart - October 2012" (PDF). HM Treasury. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Cabinet Office Structure Charts" (PDF). Prime Minister's Office Chart - Page 7. Cabinet Office. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Senior Staff Salaries in CSV Format". Cabinet Office Transparency Data. UK Government. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Webster, Philip (26 December 2005). "Top Blairites set for a place at Brown's table". The Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Brown, Gordon (1 September 2011). Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalisation. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0857202888.
- ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 2.
- ^ "New Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Trade". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
Positions held
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People educated at Abingdon School
- Alumni of Cardiff University
- British civil servants
- Civil servants in HM Treasury
- British Prime Minister's Office
- Principal Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- British Permanent Secretaries
- British government biography stubs