Catherine "Cat" Joanna Little CB (born 19 May 1980) is a British civil servant, who is Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and the chief operating officer of the United Kingdom's Civil Service, replacing Sir Alex Chisholm in April 2024.[1][2][3] Prior to this she was the Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury from October 2022,[4] and was acting Permanent Secretary between September and October 2022.[5]
Cat Little | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Civil Service | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2024 | |
| Cabinet Secretary | Simon Case |
| Preceded by | Sir Alex Chisholm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1980 |
Honours
editLittle was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2023 New Year Honours for public service.[6]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Treasury's Cat Little named next civil service chief operating officer". Civil Service World. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "The Cabinet Secretary has appointed Cat Little as the new Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Who's Who (1 December 2023). "Little, Catherine Joanna". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "New Permanent Secretary Treasury Team Announced". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Catherine Little CB". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 December 2022. p. N3.