The Cabinet Secretary has appointed as the new Permanent
Secretary to the Department for International Trade.
The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister,
has appointed as the new Permanent
Secretary at the Department for International Trade (DIT).
Gareth succeeds who took up a new role as
Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury in October. Gareth will take
up his new role early in the new year.
Gareth will support the Rt Hon , the Secretary of State
for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, and
her Ministerial team and be responsible for leadership of the
Department.
Gareth brings with him invaluable experience from his current
role as Second Permanent Secretary at the Department for
Transport and from his time as Director General in the Department
for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Earlier in his career, Gareth led the Prime Minister’s Strategy
Unit and worked in 10 Downing Street and spent over a decade in
the private sector.
International Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch
said:
I’m delighted Gareth is taking on this role at a hugely important
moment in the UK’s journey as an independent trading nation.
Gareth’s experience in both Government and business will help the
UK win more valuable investment, boost our exports and secure
world class trade deals.
He will also lead the department’s work with international
partners to confront threats to the global market and show the UK
as a beacon of free trade.
The Cabinet Secretary said:
I would like to congratulate Gareth on his appointment. Gareth
takes on this vital leadership role in government at a critical
time for UK trade and brings a wealth of experience from a
variety of roles in government and the private sector.
I would also like to thank Crawford Falconer for his strong
leadership of the department since October.
said:
I am delighted to have been asked to lead the Department for
International Trade at this crucial time. We will only get back
to growth if companies have the confidence to invest and export.
The Department can be rightly proud of its achievements over its
first six years. I’m looking forward to working with the
Secretary of State and the leadership team to open up new
markets, support companies across the country to trade and
protect British businesses from unfair competition.
About
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Gareth is currently Second Permanent Secretary at DfT where
his responsibilities include decarbonising transport,
technology, international and security. Prior to this, Gareth
was a Director General in the department. He has also been
Director General in the Department for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy.
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Gareth has spent over a decade in the private sector. He has
worked for AIA, the life insurance company based in Hong
Kong. He started his career in PriceWaterhouseCoopers,
working across Central and Eastern Europe.
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Plans to identify his successor will be announced in due
course.
