Robin Young (civil servant)

Sir Robin Young
Permanent Secretary for Department for Culture, Media & Sport
In office
1998–2001
Secretary of StateChris Smith
Preceded bySir G. Hayden Phillips
Succeeded byDame Susan Street
Permanent Secretary for Department of Trade & Industry
In office
June 2001 – March 2005
Secretary of StatePatricia Hewitt
Preceded bySir Michael Scholar
Succeeded bySir Brian Bender
Personal details
Born (1948-09-07) 7 September 1948
Alma materFettes College, Edinburgh
University College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
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Sir Robin Urquhart Young, KCB (born 7 September 1948) is a British retired civil servant. He was Permanent Secretary for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport from 1998 to 2001 and Permanent Secretary for the Department of Trade & Industry from 2001 to 2005.