Top UK government job goes to health department chief with £200k salary
UK Prime Minister makes key change in civil service leadership picking experienced official for top advisory role. The incoming Cabinet Secretary brings decades-long expertise to help implement new policies
Keir Starmer picked long-time civil servant for governments most important non-political job: the role comes with £200‚000 yearly pay and high-level policy-making duties
The new Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service Chris Wormald will start his work in mid-Dec 2024 (taking over from Simon Case who left the post couple months ago due to health problems)
Starmer explained the choice of the new top official: “To change this country we must change the way government serves this country; Chris brings alot of know-how at this key moment for our new government“
The soon-to-be Cabinet Secretary – who currently leads Department for Health and Social Care – will have to work side-by-side with PM on policy decisions and cabinet work (making him the most influential non-elected official in UK government)
We must change the way government serves this country
