Sir David Sterling

Sir David Robert Sterling KCB (born 7 March 1958) is a Northern Irish civil servant. Since 2017, he was the Interim Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Permanent Secretary of the Executive Office, and Secretary to Northern Ireland Executive: as such, he was the most senior civil servant in Northern Ireland.[1][2][3] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2020 Birthday Honours.[4] He stepped down as Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on 31 August 2020, after 42 years as a civil servant.[5] He is a keen golfer who plays at Malone Golf Club, Belfast.

References

  1. ↑ "Sterling, David Robert". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151400. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "New head of NI Civil Service appointed". BBC News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "David Sterling". The Executive Office. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B3.
  5. ↑ Dunton, Jim (1 September 2020). "David Sterling stands down after '42 years, 199 days' with NICS". Civil Service World. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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