Nicholas Macpherson
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| File:Sir Nicholas Macpherson on December 9, 2014.jpg
Macpherson in December 2014
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| Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury | |
| Assumed office 2005 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Chancellor | Gordon Brown Alastair Darling George Osborne |
| Preceded by | Sir Gus O'Donnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford University College, London |
Sir Nicholas Macpherson, GCB (born 1959) is a senior British civil servant, serving as the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury since 2 August 2005. He has announced that he will step down in April 2016.
Macpherson has been Permanent Secretary to three Chancellors, and is currently the longest serving Permanent Secretary in Whitehall. He has managed the department through the financial and wider economic crisis which began in 2007.
Early life
He was educated at Eton College, Balliol College, Oxford and University College London.
Career
Macpherson first worked as an economist at the CBI and Peat Marwick Consulting.[1]
Macpherson entered HM Treasury in 1985. From 1993 to 1997, he was Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer; he oversaw the transition from Kenneth Clarke to Gordon Brown as Chancellor. From 1998 to 2001, he was Director of Welfare Reform. From 2001 to 2004, he was head of the Public Services Directorate, where he managed the 2000 and 2002 spending reviews. From 2004 to 2005 Macpherson managed the Budget and Public Finance Directorate, where he was responsible for tax policy and the budget process.
Macpherson came to prominence during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum when he advised George Osborne against entering into a currency union with any Scottish independent state, which was contrary to initial Scottish National Party plans.[2]
On 4 January 2016 Macpherson announced that he will step down from the Treasury in April 2016.[2]
Macpherson is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, and a visiting professor at Queen Mary, University of London.[citation needed] He is a visiting professor at King’s College London.[2]
Personal life
Macpherson's son, Fred, is lead singer of the indie rock band Spector.[3]
Honours
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[4] He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Bath (GCB) in the 2015 Birthday Honours.[5]
References
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- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076697/Peaches-Geldof-Treasury-chief-8217-s-rock-star-boy.html
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 2. 31 December 2008.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434869/Queens_birthday_honours_list_2015.pdf
| Preceded by | Managing Director, Public Services HM Treasury 2001-2004 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Stephens |
| Preceded by | Managing Director, Budget and Public Finances HM Treasury 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Mark Neale as Managing Director, Budget, Tax and Welfare[1] |
| Preceded by | Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury 2005- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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