Gareth is at present Permanent Secretary on the Department for Business and Trade. He has beforehand held senior roles throughout authorities in enterprise, transport and Downing Street. He began his profession within the personal sector, and has labored throughout Europe and south east Asia.
Gareth arrange the Department for Business and Trade and has led it during the last three years. During this time, the division secured main commerce offers together with with India and the United States, landed main investments, hosted the International Investment Summit, launched the Industrial Strategy, and handed the Employment Rights Act.
Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, stated:
Gareth Davies brings many years of expertise in senior authorities and personal sector roles, and a powerful file of supply supporting British commerce and trade and reworking departments.
I sit up for working with Gareth as we drive ahead essentially the most important reforms to policing and migration in generations, and ship our mission to maintain the British public protected and restore order to our borders.
I’d additionally wish to thank Dame Antonia Romeo for her distinctive management of the division, and Simon Ridley for his priceless counsel whereas serving as Acting Permanent Secretary in latest months.
Cabinet Secretary, Dame Antonia Romeo, stated:
This is a crucial appointment for the Home Office and the Civil Service. Gareth is a superb everlasting secretary who brings a wealth of expertise of supply and innovation from the private and non-private sectors. The Home Office is charged with supply of a number of the Government’s highest priorities, and Gareth is strongly suited to grip supply and productiveness in assist of the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister.
I’d additionally wish to thank Simon Ridley for his sturdy management of the division within the interim interval.
Gareth Davies CB stated:
It’s an honour to be appointed Permanent Secretary of the Home Office – one of many nice workplaces of state. There’s no extra essential agenda in authorities than maintaining the nation protected and safe.
I’m trying ahead to working with the superb staff of civil servants to ship the Home Secretary’s priorities and construct a division that’s much more modern and productive.
I wish to thank the unbelievable staff on the Department of Business and Trade. They must be very happy with the distinction they make to the lives of households and communities throughout our nation.
The appointment has been agreed by the First Civil Service Commissioner and the Prime Minister.
Gareth Davies will begin as Home Office Permanent Secretary on the sixth April. The Cabinet Secretary will announce preparations for his alternative as Permanent Secretary on the Department for Business and Trade shortly.
