Career Path of Sir Jeremy John Heywood Sir Jeremy John Heywood, KCB, CVO (born 31 December 1961) is a senior British civil servant who has been the Cabinet Secretary since 1 January 2012, and Head of the Home Civil Service since September 2014. He previously served twice as the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime … Continue reading Sir Jeremy Heywood – a perfect manifestation of everything that has gone so very wrong with the British civil service