Philip Rutnam
| Sir Philip Rutnam KCB | |
|---|---|
 Philip Rutnam | |
| Permanent Secretary at the Home Office | |
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Assumed office 5 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Sedwill |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 June 1965 Bromley, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater |
Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harvard University |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
Sir Philip McDougall Rutnam, KCB (born 19 June 1965) is a British civil servant and current Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. Prior to this, he was the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport for five years.
Early life and education
Born in Bromley,[1] Rutnam was educated at Dulwich College Prep School, Dulwich College, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Harvard University.[2]
Career
Rutnam joined the Civil Service in 1987 where he held posts at the Treasury. He also worked for Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong and later joined Ofcom where he became a member of the Board.[3] He joined the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as Director General in 2009. In April 2015, Rutnam became the Civil Service Disability Champion.[4]
Rutnam became Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport in April 2012.[3] As of 2015, Rutnam was paid a salary of between £170,000 and £174,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[5]
On 27 February 2017, it was announced that Rutnam would replace Mark Sedwill as Permanent Secretary at the Home Office.[6] Rutnam took up the post in April 2017.[7]
Rutnam was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2018 New Year Honours for public service.[8]
References
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ RUTNAM, Philip McDougall, ''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- 1 2 "New Permanent Secretary for Department for Transport" (Press release). Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "My priorities as Civil Service Disability Champion | Civil Service". Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ↑ "Cabinet office: new senior appointments and changes - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Philip Rutnam - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. p. N3.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mark Sedwill |
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department at the Home Office 2017 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Lin Homer |
Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport 2012 – 2017 |
Succeeded by Bernadette Kelly |