Permanent Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)

Clare Moriarty

Biography

Clare Moriarty has been Permanent Secretary for the Department for Exiting the European Union since April 2019.

Her previous roles include

  • Permanent Secretary for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Director General, Rail Executive in the Department for Transport
  • Director General, Corporate Group, Department for Transport
  • Constitution Director, Ministry of Justice
  • Head, NHS Foundation Trust Unit, Department of Health
  • Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health
  • secondments to the NHS and the UCL School of Public Policy.

Clare has a long-standing interest in leadership, change and diversity. She is a member of the Westminster Abbey Institute Council of Reference and the Advisory Council of the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.

Permanent Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)

The Permanent Secretary for the Department for Exiting the European Union supports the Secretary of State in the work of the department.

Department for Exiting the European Union

Previous roles in government

  • Permanent Secretary
  • Director General Rail Group
  • Director General Corporate