Melanie Dawes
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Melanie Dawes CB |
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Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities and Local Government |
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Assumed office 1 March 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir Bob Kerslake |
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Melanie Henrietta Dawes 9 March 1966 (age 50) |
| Spouse(s) | Benedict Brogan |
| Children | One daughter |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath (2013) |
Melanie Henrietta Dawes, CB (born 9 March 1966) is a British economist and civil servant. Since March 2015, she has been Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities and Local Government. She was the first permanent secretary to be appointed under a new scheme in which the Prime Minister has the final say over selection. She previously worked at HM Treasury, at HM Revenue and Customs, and in the Cabinet Office.
Dawes joined Her Majesty's Civil Service in 1989. After two years at the Department for Transport, she spent 15 years at HM Treasury, ending her time there in the role of Europe Director from 2002 to 2006. Then, from 2006 to 2011, she worked at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). She was Director General for Business Tax at HMRC from November 2007, replacing Dave Hartnett. From October 2011 to 2015, she was Director General of the Economic and Domestic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office.
In January 2015, Dawes was announced as the next Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities and Local Government, succeeding Sir Bob Kerslake. She was the first permanent secretary to be appointed under a new scheme in which the Prime Minister has the final say in the recruitment process; the PM now chooses directly from a list created by the Civil Service Commissioners, rather than only having a veto over the Commissioners' preferred candidate. She took up the position on 1 March 2015.
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