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Cat Little

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Cat Little
Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Civil Service
Assumed office
2 April 2024
Cabinet SecretarySimon Case
Preceded bySir Alex Chisholm
Personal details
Born (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 44)

Catherine "Cat" Joanna Little CB (born 19 May 1980) is a British civil servant, who is Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and the chief operating officer of the United Kingdom's Civil Service, replacing Sir Alex Chisholm in April 2024.[1][2][3] Prior to this she was the Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury from October 2022,[4] and was acting Permanent Secretary between September and October 2022.[5]

Honours

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Little was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2023 New Year Honours for public service.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Treasury's Cat Little named next civil service chief operating officer". Civil Service World. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "The Cabinet Secretary has appointed Cat Little as the new Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ Who's Who (1 December 2023). "Little, Catherine Joanna". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "New Permanent Secretary Treasury Team Announced". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Catherine Little CB". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 December 2022. p. N3.
Government offices
Preceded by Second Permanent Secretary of
HM Treasury

2022–2024
With: Beth Russell
Succeeded by
Beth Russell
Preceded by Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary
2 April 2024-
Incumbent
Chief Operating Officer of the Civil Service
2 April 2024-