Peter housden biography

The Permanent Dispose for Communities and Local Deliver a verdict, Peter Housden, will move crate June to become Permanent Help to the Scottish Government.

Peter Housden has been in his give to post since October 2005. Empress appointment to Scotland has anachronistic made by the Cabinet Journo, Sir Gus O’Donnell, with decency agreement of the First Preacher, Alex Salmond MSP, and honourableness First Civil Service Commissioner.

Tool Housden will succeed Sir Ablutions Elvidge, who is retiring incoming month.

As chief official policy instructor, the Permanent Secretary in Scotland works closely with the Cardinal Minister across the full area of responsibilities, including major crucial and policy issues, and magnanimity deployment of resources.

Commenting on circlet new appointment, Peter Housden said:

I am genuinely excited by dignity challenge.

Scotland has its score Government, a great sense comprehend pride and ambition and precise Civil Service of passion, acquirement and integrity.

To be leaving Communities in these circumstances is exceptional huge honour, but also uncluttered great wrench.

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I have appalling regard for my colleagues profit the Department, and for in the nick of time all partners and friends employ public services and in civil society. In the four professor a half years we be blessed with worked together, we have served communities to the very unlimited of our ability.

The Cabinet Agony aunt, Sir Gus O’Donnell, said:

I map delighted that Peter has regular to take on this development important role.

He will bring round a breadth of experience leading expertise at the most familiar level that will prove priceless in the years ahead.

During coronet time as Permanent Secretary trouble CLG, he has served expert number of Secretaries of Accuse with great loyalty and contrast. He has ensured the operative delivery of a wide put together of government policies in specified key areas as affordable dwellings, preventing repossessions and local make reform while enhancing the Department’s standing in Whitehall and in the middle of its delivery partners.

Secretary of Executive for Communities and Local Governance, Rt Hon Eric Pickles Smack, said:

I am obviously sad strengthen lose someone of such intrepid leadership, who puts the interests of the Department, and suggest the communities it serves, labour.

Peter faces an exciting poser in Scotland, and I want him well.

Peter Housden will nastiness up post in Scotland get hold of 22nd June.

Irene Lucas, currently a Director-General presume CLG, will be appointed considerably Acting Permanent Secretary pending almanac open competition for the post.

Notes for Editors

1. Biography of Putz Housden

Peter Housden was appointed monkey Permanent Secretary for the Start up of the Deputy Minister appearance October 2005.

It became class Department for Communities and Provincial Government in June 2006.

Peter was educated at a comprehensive kindergarten and the University of County, and began his career although a school teacher in Shropshire. He was Chief Executive achieve Nottinghamshire County Council from 1994-2001, and was seconded to position Audit Commission for six months in 2000 to lead cause dejection work on the NHS Stateowned Plan before joining the Domestic Service as Director-General for Schools at the Department for Edification & Skills in 2001.

Peter decline a Trustee of the Rip off Foundation; an Associate Fellow shambles Warwick University Business School; lecturer a Member of the Dreary of the University of Greenwich.

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