Permanent Secretaries Management Group membership list

The PSMG provides corporate leadership to the Civil Service as a whole where a single position is required.

Membership of PSMG consists of all first permanent secretaries and other selected permanent secretaries and directors general.

Last updated - 27th November 2009

The membership of the Permanent Secretaries' Management Group
RoleMembers nameDepartment
RoleMembers nameDepartment
ChairGus O'DonnellCabinet Office
 David BellDepartment for Children, Schools and Families
 Suma ChakrabartiMinistry of Justice
 Alexis ClevelandDirector General, Transformational Government and Head of Cabinet Office Management, Cabinet Office
 Robert DevereuxDepartment for Transport
 Jil MathesonOffice of National Statistics
 John ElvidgeScottish Government
 Jonathan EvansSecurity Service
 Simon FraserDepartment of Business, Innovation and Skills
 Helen GhoshDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 Peter HousdenDepartment for Communities and Local Government
 Bill JeffreyMinistry of Defence
 Paul JenkinsTreasury Solicitors Department
 Leigh LewisDepartment for Work and Pensions
 Iain LobbanGovernment Communication Headquarters
 Nicholas MacphersonHM Treasury
 Gill MorganWelsh Assembly Government
 David NormingtonHome Office
 Jonathan PhillipsNorthern Ireland Office
 Peter RickettsForeign and Commonwealth Office
 Gill RiderGill Rider, Director-General, Leadership and People Strategy, Cabinet Office
 Bruce RobinsonNorthern Ireland Civil Service
 John ScarlettSecret Intelligence Service
 Minouche ShafikDepartment for International Development
 Nigel SmithChief Executive, Office of Government Commerce
 Keir StarmerCrown Prosecution Service
 Jonathan StephensDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport
 Lesley StrathieHM Revenue & Customs (Chief Executive)
 Hugh TaylorDepartment of Health
 Matt TeeCabinet Office
 Moira WallaceDepartment of Energy and Climate Change

PSMG Meetings

  • 23rd January
  • 23rd April
  • 23rd July
  • 1st October
  • 20th January
  • 21st April
  • 7th July
  • 6th October

For further information, please contact CSSB and PSMG Secretariat:

Michelle Duncan: 0207 276 2124