The UK's most senior civil servant has traditionally held what post?
Cabinet Secretary primary advisory counsel to the President, as well as the following: In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet Secretary is the head of the Cabinet Office. The post is held by a civil servant and it is equal to a Permanent Secretary. In the UK Government, the Cabinet Secretary is the most senior civil servant in the country, providing policy advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The role is currently occupied by Mark Sedwill, appointed in October 2018. From 1981 to 2011, the position of Cabinet Secretary has been combined with the roles of Head of the Home Civil Service and
Christopher Kelly (civil servant) Christopher Kelly (civil servant) Sir Christopher William Kelly, KCB (born 18 August 1946) is a former senior British Civil Servant who was the Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life and Chairman of the NSPCC. Born in Bromley, Kent, Kelly is the son of Dr. Reginald Kelly (1917–90), a former President of the Association of British Neurologists. He attended the independent Beaumont College. He studied Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Manchester. His first senior appointment in the Civil Service started when he was appointed Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary in 1971, a post