Director, Ministers, Accountability and Strategy

Hugh Harris

Biography

Hugh Harris was appointed as Director of Ministers, Accountability and Strategy at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in August 2018.

His previous roles include:

  • Director, Media, International and Gambling, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
  • Deputy Director, Energy and Environment at HM Treasury
  • Deputy Director, No 10 Policy Unit and Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit
  • Assistant Director, NM Rothschild and Sons

Director, Ministers, Accountability and Strategy

Part of DHSC’s senior leadership team, the Director of Ministers, Accountability and Strategy is responsible for oversight of:

  • private office
  • Parliamentary functions
  • governance
  • risk
  • correspondence
  • appointments
  • the strategy and implementation units
  • strategic finance

Department of Health and Social Care

Previous roles in government

  • Director - Media, International, Gambling and Creative Economy
    • 2015 to 2018