Monarch Elizabeth II Citizenship United Kingdom Education University of Cambridge | Preceded by Chris Martin Nationality British | |
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Prime Minister David Cameron
Theresa May Born December 27, 1978 (age 38) ( 1978-12-27 ) Alma mater University of Cambridge
Queen Mary, University of London | ||
Simon Case (born 27 December 1978) is a British civil servant. Since January 2016, he has served as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.
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Early life and education
Case studied history at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2002. He then undertook postgraduate research in political history at Queen Mary, University of London, and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. His doctoral supervisor was Professor Peter Hennessy, and his thesis was titled The Joint Intelligence Committee and the German Question, 1947–61.
Civil Service career
Case joined Her Majesty's Civil Service in 2006. He worked first within the Ministry of Defence as a policy adviser. He then worked in the Northern Ireland Office and the Cabinet Office. In 2012, he served as Head of the Olympic Secretariat, a temporary team within the Cabinet Office that was set up to oversee the delivery of the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
From 2012 and July 2014, Case worked at 10 Downing Street as Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and then as Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. He then returned to the Cabinet Office, where he was Executive Director of the Implementation Group. In March 2015, he joined Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) as Director of Strategy.
On 8 January 2016, Case was announced as the next Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in succession to Chris Martin who had died while in office. He took up the appointment on 11 January 2016.