Sue Gray (political adviser)
British former civil servant (born 1957/1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Susan Gray (born 1957 or 1958) is a British former civil servant, who has served as Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition since March 2023.
Sue Gray | |
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Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office March 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Sam White |
Second Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office | |
In office 24 May 2021 – 2 March 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Michael Gove Steve Barclay Kit Malthouse Nadhim Zahawi Oliver Dowden |
Preceded by | James Bowler |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)[1] London, England[2] |
Spouse | Bill Conlon[2] |
Occupation | Political adviser former civil servant |
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Website | Government profile |
She served from May 2021 to March 2023 as Second Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office, where she reported to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Her report into the Partygate scandal criticised the government led by Boris Johnson and contributed to his resignation as Prime Minister and ultimately to leaving Parliament.
She resigned from the Civil Service in March 2023 to take up a job as Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer. Her appointment provoked substantial controversy, and a Cabinet Office inquiry found that she had broken the Civil Service code. She was subject to scrutiny by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), whose advice enabled her to work for the Labour Party from September 2023.