The Department for Transport (DfT) Permanent Secretary, with
the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced that Gareth Davies, currently Director-General at the
department, has been appointed as the new Second Permanent
Secretary at DfT.
The Second Permanent Secretary will provide leadership of a
number of high-profile areas across DfT including
decarbonising transport.
Prior to his current role, Gareth was a Director-General in the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He was
responsible for securing business investment, managing distressed
corporate situations and £9 billion in public funding for science
and research.
He also led the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit and was a Private
Secretary in Downing Street. Recently he worked for AIA, the life
insurance company based in Hong Kong.
The Secretary of State for Transport said:
I am delighted has been appointed
as DfT’s
Second Permanent Secretary. He brings a wealth of experience from
across government and the private sector.
I look forward to working with Gareth on the key challenges for
transport including decarbonisation, levelling up and ensuring
transport is delivering for the travelling public every day.
Permanent Secretary for the Department for Transport said:
Gareth’s appointment as Second Permanent Secretary is great news
for the department. He has demonstrated outstanding skills in
leading DfT’s
international and operational work over the past couple of years
and played a central part in mobilising our response to the
pandemic.
In this new role, he will bring real momentum and energy to our
work on the big strategic challenges facing transport in the
coming decades.
said:
I’m very proud to be appointed Second Permanent Secretary at the
Department for Transport. We have amazing teams who have been
working tirelessly to keep the country moving throughout the
pandemic.
I’m looking forward to leading our work to decarbonise and
improve transport for the travelling public.
