Chronology of Permanent Under-Secretaries, 1827-present

The Permanent Under-Secretary of State: A Brief History of the Office and its Holders

Apr 1827-Apr 1842 Backhouse, John
Mar 1842-Apr 1854 Addington, Henry U.
Apr 1854-Oct 1873 Hammond, Edmund (later Lord)
Oct 1873-Sep 1882 Tenterden, 3rd Baron, Charles Stuart Aubrey Abbott
Sep 1882-Apr 1889 Pauncefote, Sir Julian (later Lord)
Apr 1889-Dec 1893 Currie, Sir Philip (later Lord)
Jan 1894-Feb 1906 Sanderson, Sir Thomas (later Lord)
Feb 1906-Nov 1910 Hardinge, Sir Charles (later Lord Hardinge of Penshurst)
Nov 1910-Jun 1916 Nicolson, Sir Arthur (later Lord Carnock)
Jun 1916-Nov 1920 Hardinge of Penshurst, 1st Baron
Nov 1920-Apr 1925 Crowe, Sir Eyre
May 1925-Jul 1928 Tyrrell, Sir William (later Lord)
Jul 1928-Dec 1929 Lindsay, Sir Ronald
Jan 1930-Jan 1938 Vansittart, Sir Robert (later Lord)
Jan 1938-Jan 1946 Cadogan, Sir Alexander
Feb 1946-Feb 1949 Sargent, Sir Orme
Feb 1949-Nov 1953 Strang, Sir William (later Lord)
Nov 1953-Feb 1957 Kirkpatrick, Sir Ivone
Feb 1957-Feb 1962 Hoyer Millar, Sir Frederick (later Lord Inchyra)
Jan 1962-May 1965 Caccia, Sir Harold (later Lord)
May 1965-Feb 1969 Gore-Booth, Sir Paul (later Lord)
Feb 1969-Nov 1973 Greenhill, Sir Denis (later Lord)
Nov 1973-Nov 1975 Brimelow, Sir Thomas (later Lord)
Nov 1975-Apr 1982 Palliser, Sir Michael
Apr 1982-Jun 1986 Acland, Sir Antony
Jun 1986-Jun 1991 Wright, Sir Patrick (later Lord)
Jun 1991-Jul 1994 Gillmore, Sir David (later Lord)
Aug 1994-Nov 1997 Coles, Sir John
Nov 1997-Jan 2002 Kerr, Sir John (later Lord)
Jan 2002-Jul 2006 Jay, Sir Michael (later Lord)
Jul 2006- Ricketts, Sir Peter

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