Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull
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The Right Honourable The Lord Turnbull KCB CVO |
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Cabinet Secretary Head of the Home Civil Service |
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In office 1 September 2002 – 1 September 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gus O'Donnell |
| Permanent Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 1998–2002 |
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| Chancellor | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Terence Burns |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gus O'Donnell |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
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In office 1988–1992 |
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| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Nigel Wicks |
| Succeeded by | Alex Allan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1945 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull, KCB CVO (born 21 January 1945) was the head of Her Majesty's Civil Service and Cabinet Secretary between 2002 and 2005 when he was succeeded by Sir Gus O'Donnell. He now sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.
He was educated at Enfield Grammar School and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied Economics.
He serves on the Dulwich College Board of Governors, and has been its chairman since 2009.
Turnbull served as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister under Thatcher and Major (1988-1992). He served as Defra permanent secretary then Permanent Secretary to the Treasury (1998-2002), the latter traditionally the second-highest-ranking Civil Service post, before succeeding to the highest-ranking post.
The two most senior civil service roles at the top of government have in recent decades been filled by the same individual. As head of the civil service, Lord Turnbull was akin to the chief executive of the organisation, though the lines of reporting are somewhat more complex than is typical in the private sector since Permanent Secretaries (senior civil servants within each department of government) report to ministers. As Cabinet Secretary, a post created in 1916, Turnbull was responsible for the organisation of the Cabinet Office, providing support to the Prime Minister and to the government as a whole. When Turnbull succeeded to the dual role on 2 September 2002, Prime Minister Tony Blair asked him to focus on the management of the civil service, and to make its reorganisation his priority.
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