David Williams (civil servant)
David Peter Williams CB (born December 1968[2]) is a British civil servant who has served as the permanent under-secretary of state for defence since April 2021, succeeding Stephen Lovegrove.[3] He served as the second permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom in March 2020.[3]
David Williams | |
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| Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence | |
| Assumed office April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Sec. of State | Ben Wallace Grant Shapps |
| Preceded by | Stephen Lovegrove |
| Second Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care | |
| In office March 2020 – April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Sec. of State | Matt Hancock |
| Preceded by | Office established[1] |
| Succeeded by | Shona Dunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1968 (age 54) |
| Education | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Prior to his current role, Williams served in various other administrative positions in both the Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Defence since 2015. He is a policy leaders fellow at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Science and Policy.[4]
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 New Year Honours "for services to Government Finances."[4][5]
References
- "Department of Health & Social Care". HM Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED". gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "David Williams". gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "David Williams". Centre for Science and Policy. Centre for Science and Policy. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "New Year Honours list 2020". GOV.UK. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2023.