Richard Heaton
Sir Richard Heaton | |
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Richard Heaton | |
| Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice | |
| In office August 2015 – August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Minister | Michael Gove Liz Truss David Lidington David Gauke Robert Buckland |
| Preceded by | Ursula Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Antonia Romeo |
| Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary | |
| In office August 2012 – August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Ian Watmore |
| Succeeded by | John Manzoni |
| First Parliamentary Counsel | |
| In office February 2012 – 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Stephen Laws |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Gardiner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1965 |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford Inns of Court School of Law |
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Sir Richard Nicholas Heaton, KCB (born 5 October 1965) is a barrister and former senior British civil servant who was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery from September 2015 until resigning in August 2020. He had previously served as Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, and First Parliamentary Counsel. He currently serves as Warden of Robinson College, Cambridge.