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Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office

The permanent under-secretary of state at the Home Office is the permanent secretary at the Home Office, the most senior civil servant in the department, charged with running its affairs on a day-to-day basis.

List of permanent secretaries
• March 1782: J. Bell • December 1791: John King • February 1806 – 1817: John Beckett [later Sir John Beckett, Bart.] • June 1817 – 1827: Henry Hobhouse • July 1827 – 1848: Samuel March Phillipps • 1848–1867: Horatio Waddington • 1867–1885: Sir Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell • June 1885: Sir H. Maine • July 1885 – 1895: Sir Godfrey Lushington • 1895–1903: Sir Kenelm Digby • 1903–1908: Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Chalmers • 1908–1922: Sir Edward Troup • 1922–1932: Sir John Anderson • 1932–1938: Sir Russell Scott • 1938–1948: Sir Alexander Maxwell • 1948–1957: Sir Frank Newsam • 1957–1966: Sir Charles Cunningham • 1966–1972: Sir Philip Allen • 1972–1977: Sir Arthur Peterson • 1977–1979: Sir Robert Armstrong • 1979–1988: Sir Brian Cubbon • 1988–1994: Sir Clive Whitmore • 1994–1997: Sir Richard Wilson • 1997–2001: Sir David Omand • 2001–2005: Sir John Gieve • 2005–2011: Sir David Normington • 2011–2012: Dame Helen Ghosh • 2012–2013: Helen Kilpatrick (acting) • 2013–2017: Mark Sedwill • 2017–2020: Sir Philip Rutnam • 2020–2025: Sir Matthew Rycroft • 28 March 2025 – 14 April 2025: Simon Ridley (acting) • 14 April 2025 – 19 February 2026: Dame Antonia Romeo • 19 February 2026 – 5 April 2026: Simon Ridley (acting) • From 6 April 2026 – Gareth Davies == See also ==
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