Sue Gray (political adviser)
Sue Gray | |
|---|---|
| Director-General, Propriety and Ethics Team Cabinet Office | |
| In office Unknown – April 2018 | |
| Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Department of Finance | |
| Assumed office May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1957 |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/people/sue-gray |
Sue Gray is a senior Civil Servant in the United Kingdom working for Government. She currently serves as the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive. Before that, she served for 20 years in the Cabinet Office as the Director-General of the Propriety and Ethics Team and Head of Private Offices Group in the Cabinet Office.[1]
In her rôle overseeing ministerial offices and ethics in government, Gray was described as "the woman who runs the country".[2] She run the Plebgate inquiry inside the Cabinet Office,[3] the 2012 reform of non-departmental public bodies,[4] and the investigation into allegations against Damian Green MP relating to his use of computers intended for work purposes.[3][5][6] She is regarded to be fairly unknown and mysterious relative to the status of her position.[7][8][9]
In January 2018, the Northern Ireland Executive announced that Gray would transfer to the Northern Ireland Civil Service as Permanent Secretary of their Department of Finance from May 2018.[10][11] In April 2018 it was announced that Gray would be replaced at the Cabinet Office by Helen MacNamara.[12]
References
- ^ "Sue Gray - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
- ^ Harper, Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Tom (19 November 2017). "'Deputy God' Sue Gray rules on Damian Green's fate". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b Proctor, Kate (21 December 2017). "Sue Gray: Who is the woman at the helm of the Damian Green inquiry?". Evening Standard.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Carr, Simon (2 February 2012). "The Sketch: Meet silent executioner from the Cabinet Office". The Independent.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Coates, Sam (11 November 2017). "Sue Gray, the ethics chief in Green case, faced removal before election". The Times.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Weaver, Matthew (20 December 2017). "Who's who in the Damian Green inquiry". The Guardian.
- ^ Cook, Chris (10 July 2015). "A powerful person who stays hidden". BBC News.
- ^ "Profile: Sue Gray, civil servant – and "the most powerful woman in Britain"". Conservative Home.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "It's not me or you who runs this country, it's a woman called Sue". The Scottish Mail on Sunday. 27 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Civil service ethics chief Sue Gray moves to Northern Ireland finance post". Civil Service World. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "New Permanent Secretary roles announced". The Executive Office. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "New Director General of the Propriety and Ethics Team: Helen MacNamara". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
External links
- Sue Gray - Edition of Profile on BBC Radio 4