Shona Dunn CB

Biography

Shona was Second Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from April 2021 to May 2024.

Before joining DHSC, Shona was:

• Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office from 2018 to 2021
• Director General, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat, Cabinet Office, 2016 to 2018
• Director General, Education Standards, Department of Education, 2013 to 2016

Previous roles in government

• Second Permanent Secretary
  • 2021 to 2024
• Second Permanent Secretary
  • 2020 to 2021
• Permanent Secretary
  • 2020 to 2020
• Second Permanent Secretary
  • 2018 to 2020
• Director General, Education Standards
  • 2013 to 2016