Permanent Secretary
The current Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health is Una O'Brien. Following the resignation of the previous Permanent Secretary Sir Nigel Crisp in March 2006 a separate post of Chief Executive of the NHS in England has been recreated, this is held by David Nicholson.
Previous permanent secretaries:
- Sir Hugh Taylor KCB 2006-2010
- Sir Nigel Crisp KCB 2000-2006
- Sir Christopher Kelly KCB 1997-2000
- Sir Graham Hart KCB 1992-?
- Sir Christopher France, (DHSS including social security: 1987-1988, DH: 1987-1992)
- Sir Kenneth Stowe GCB CVO 1981-1987 (DHSS)
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