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Was UK Government Cabinet Secretary Heywood a key contributor to the Alex Salmond conspiracy – get a taste of him before I write up the case

 Jeremy Heywood was appointed Cabinet Secretary following the announcement of Sir Gus O’Donnell’s retirement in December 2011. From September 2014 to October 2018, he also held the title “Head of the Civil Service”.

Prior to that, he was Permanent Secretary to two successive Prime Ministers at 10 Downing Street.

He also spent over three years as a Managing Director including as co-head of the UK Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley.

Before joining Morgan Stanley, he occupied a range of senior civil service roles, including as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (1999–2003).

Prior to that, he had a variety of senior roles at HM Treasury including:

  • Head of Securities and Markets Policy
  • Head of Corporate and Management Change

He also served as Principal Private Secretary to Chancellors Norman Lamont and Kenneth Clarke and had a spell at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. His first job in the civil service was as an Economic Adviser to the Health and Safety Executive.

He died of cancer in November 2018

The extraordinary man in the shadows who ruled 10 Downing Street

https://caltonjock.com/2015/03/07/top-civil-servant-sir-jeremy-heywood-and-david-cameron-in-battle-for-downing-street-supremacy

Jeremy Heywood – The civil servant who ran Britain
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