Jeremy Pocklington
Jeremy Pocklington | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence | |
| In office 31 October 2025 – incumbent | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | David Williams |
| Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | |
| In office 7 February 2023 – 31 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
| Minister | Grant Shapps Claire Coutinho Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Sarah Munby |
| Succeeded by | Clive Maxwell |
| Permanent Secretary of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |
| In office 30 March 2020 – 7 February 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Minister | Robert Jenrick Michael Gove Greg Clark Simon Clarke Michael Gove |
| Preceded by | Melanie Dawes |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Healey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1973 |
| Spouse |
Katy Wigley (m. 2005) |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
| "New Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary announced". GOV.UK (Press release). 31 October 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026. | |
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Jeremy Mark Pocklington CB (born 13 October 1973) is a British civil servant who has served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence from October 2025. He served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from February 2023 to November 2025 and previously at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) from March 2020 (when it was the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)) to February 2023. He was formerly Director General for Housing and Planning at the MHCLG, having served in that role from August 2018 until his appointment as Permanent Secretary at the MHCLG.