The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister,
has today (Monday, 30 June) announced the appointment
of Emran Mian as the new Permanent Secretary of the Department
for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Emran is currently Director General for Digital Technologies and
Telecoms at DSIT, where he is responsible for programmes to
make the UK one of the best places in the world to undertake AI
research and to build an AI company, covering data use and access
policy, cybersecurity policy and online safety.
He has previously held roles in the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government as a Director General
for Regeneration, Housing and Planning, and Director General for
Stronger Places, and at the Department for Education as Director
General for Strategy and International.
Emran, replacing , will lead the department
at a critical time as the Government drives innovation and
investment through the UK's world-class science sector, and aims
to harness new technologies to deliver growth and renewal for
working people through the Plan for Change.
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, , said:
Emran will be an outstanding Permanent Secretary with exceptional
experience and vision. I have had the pleasure of working with
him closely since I became Secretary of State and he knows this
department inside out.
Under his leadership, DSIT will go from strength to strength in
harnessing the power of science and technology to improve
people's lives across the UK, playing a central role in
delivering our Plan for Change.
I also want to place on record my thanks to and deep appreciation
for , not only for her personal
support to me but for her service to the country at large during
her years in the civil service. She has helped to navigate
several of the most complex challenges facing the government of
the day under five Prime Ministers and wherever she goes next
will be extremely lucky to have her.
Cabinet Secretary, Sir , said:
I congratulate Emran Mian on his appointment as Permanent
Secretary at the Department for Science, Innovation and
Technology, and I thank for her leadership of the
department since February 2023.
Emran brings significant experience into this role from his time
as Director General for Digital Technologies and Telecoms, and
previous roles at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Government, and the Department for Education.
He is well placed to take on the opportunities of this exciting
post, and lead the Government's delivery of the blueprint for
modern digital government as part of the Plan for Change.
Emran Mian said:
I applied for this role because I am hugely optimistic about how
science, technology and AI can improve lives, government services
and economic growth. At this moment there is no cap on how
ambitious we should be for our country.
I am grateful to for her leadership of DSIT
since the department was created. It is a privilege to take the
work forward with colleagues across the department and wider
government, working closely with scientists, inventors,
entrepreneurs, businesses and civil society.
The appointment follows an external recruitment competition
overseen by the independent Civil Service Commission.
