Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Political Secretary to the Prime Minister
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Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Declan Lyons
since May 2021
Prime Minister's Office
AppointerPrime minister
Formation1964
First holderMarcia Williams
Website10 Downing Street

The Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a senior official in the United Kingdom Civil Service who advises the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

List of political secretaries to the prime minister of the United Kingdom[]

Political secretary Years Prime minister
Marcia Williams[1][2] 1964–1970 Harold Wilson
Douglas Hurd[3][4] 1970–1974 Edward Heath
Marcia Williams[5][6] 1974–1976 Harold Wilson
Tom McNally[7][8][9] 1976–1979 James Callaghan
Richard Ryder[10][11][12] 1979–1981 Margaret Thatcher
Derek Howe[13] 1981–1983
Stephen Sherbourne[14][15] 1983–1988
John Whittingdale[16][17] 1988–1990
Judith Chaplin[18] 1990–1992 John Major
Jonathan Hill[19] 1992–1994
Howell James[20][21][22] 1994–1997
Sally Morgan[23][24] 1997–2001 Tony Blair
Robert Hill[25] 2001–2002
Pat McFadden[26][27][28] 2002–2005
John McTernan[29][30] 2005–2007
Joe Irvin[31] 2007–2010 Gordon Brown
Stephen Gilbert[32][33] 2010–2015 David Cameron
Laurence Mann[34] 2015–2016
Stephen Parkinson[35] 2016–2019 Theresa May
Danny Kruger[36][37][38] 2019–2019 Boris Johnson
Ben Gascoigne[39][40][41] 2019–2021
Declan Lyons[42] 2021–

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