Mike Parsons
Biography
Mike Parsons is Director General, Government Property at the Cabinet Office. Mike is also the head of the Government Property Function, leading a network of over 5,000 members with responsibility for a range of property-related activities across a range of government departments, delivery organisations and agencies.
Mike previously held the role Director General, Capabilities and Resources at the Home Office.
Joining the Home Office in February 2013, Mike led the review of management structures which resulted in the consolidation of corporate functions within the department.
He has extensive experience in local government in Hertfordshire County Council as Director of Resources and Performance where he led the council’s ambitious transformation programme, and as Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Resources at Cambridgeshire County Council.
Mike studied Natural Sciences and Computer Science at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, before qualifying as an accountant (CIPFA). He has held a number of executive and non-executive positions in the wider public and charitable sector.
Director General
Previous roles in government
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Director General, Government Property
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Director General, Capabilities and Resources