Catherine Webb

Biography

Catherine is the Director of Policy in the Europe Unit at the Cabinet Office.

Catherine began her civil service career in 2000 and held various roles in the Treasury for 11 years. She then took up the role of Economic and Trade Counsellor at the British Embassy in Beijing, where she led work to strengthen the UK and China’s economic relationship.

Catherine returned to the UK in 2015 and was appointed Director EU Internal Issues at the European and Global Issues Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, before taking on a role in the Department for Exiting the European Union as Director of Market Access and Budget. She moved to the Europe Unit in the Cabinet Office in October 2017.