Jeremy Pocklington

Jeremy Pocklington
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence
In office
31 October 2025 – incumbent
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byDavid Williams
Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
In office
7 February 2023 – 31 October 2025
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
MinisterGrant Shapps
Claire Coutinho
Ed Miliband
Preceded bySarah Munby
Succeeded byClive Maxwell
Permanent Secretary of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
In office
30 March 2020 – 7 February 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
MinisterRobert Jenrick
Michael Gove
Greg Clark
Simon Clarke
Michael Gove
Preceded byMelanie Dawes
Succeeded bySarah Healey
Personal details
Born (1973-10-13) 13 October 1973
Spouse
Katy Wigley
(m. 2005)
Alma materExeter 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.