Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister

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United Kingdom public office civil service position

The Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister is the senior civil servant who leads the Prime Minister’s private office, coordinating policy advice, official business, and communication between the Prime Minister and government departments.

Aliases (1)

Principal Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom public office → civil service position →
appointedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
appointedFrom	senior members of the UK Civil Service →
basedIn	Westminster →
coordinatesWith	Cabinet Secretary → Permanent Secretaries of government departments →
country	United Kingdom →
domain	executive branch of the United Kingdom →
employer	Cabinet Office (UK) →
ensures	continuity of government between changes of Prime Minister →
hasAlternativeLabel	PPS to the Prime Minister → Principal Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street →
hasCharacteristic	non‑partisan → permanent civil service role (not tied to a particular government) →
hasOrganisationalUnit	Prime Minister’s Private Office →
hasScope	management of the Prime Minister’s official correspondence → policy coordination across Whitehall → preparation of briefing for the Prime Minister’s meetings →
inception	19th century →
isDifferentFrom	Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister → Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister →
jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom →
legalStatus	Crown servant →
officeHolderRole	senior civil servant →
oversees	Prime Minister’s Private Office staff →
partOf	Cabinet Office → Prime Minister’s Office → UK Civil Service →
primaryFunction	providing impartial advice to the Prime Minister → supporting the Prime Minister in the conduct of government business →
relatedPosition	Cabinet Secretary → Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary → Private Secretary to the Sovereign →
reportsTo	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
responsibleFor	coordinating communication between the Prime Minister and government departments → coordinating policy advice for the Prime Minister → ensuring implementation of the Prime Minister’s decisions across government → leading the Prime Minister’s private office → managing official business for the Prime Minister → overseeing the work of private secretaries in the Prime Minister’s Office → supporting the Prime Minister’s parliamentary and political business in coordination with officials →
seat	10 Downing Street, Westminster →
selectionProcess	internal civil service appointment with Prime Ministerial approval →
typicalRank	Senior Civil Service →
workLocation	10 Downing Street → London →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister ("Principal Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street") →	hasAlternativeLabel
Prime Minister's Office (United Kingdom) →	supervises