Sarah Munby
Permanent Secretary of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Assumed office
7 February 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
MinisterMichelle Donelan
Chloe Smith
Michelle Donelan
Preceded byHerself[lower-alpha 1]
Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office
20 July 2020 – 7 February 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
MinisterAlok Sharma
Kwasi Kwarteng
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Grant Shapps
Preceded bySam Beckett[lower-alpha 2]
Succeeded byGareth Davies (DBT)
Jeremy Pocklington (DESNZ)
Herself (DSIT)
Personal details
BornMay 1982 (age 41)
NationalityBritish
OccupationCivil servant

Sarah Anne Munby (born 1982)[1] is a British civil servant who has served as the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology since February 2023. She was previously the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from July 2020 to February 2023.

Early life

Munby was born in May 1982. As a schoolgirl, she was a member of the runner-up team in the 2000 World Schools Debating Championships held in Pittsburgh, USA.[2]

Career

Munby started her career working as a civil servant at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as an economist.[3] She later worked for the management consultancy McKinsey & Company for fifteen years, where she "led the company's strategy and corporate finance practice in the UK and Ireland".[4][5] She joined the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in July 2019 as director general for business sectors.[6] The permanent secretary at BEIS, Alex Chisholm, became chief operating officer of the civil service in April 2020. Munby replaced Sam Beckett, who served as acting permanent secretary at BEIS, as permanent secretary in July 2020.[4]

In February 2023, Munby's department was split into three and she became Permanent Secretary of the newly-established Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ As Permament Secretary of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
  2. ↑ As Acting Permanent Secretary.

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Anne MUNBY personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "WSDC 1999: London, England Individual Results". Schools Debate. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sarah Munby". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "BEIS names new permanent secretary". Civil Service World. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Permanent Secretary announced at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cabinet appoints new BEIS Permanent Secretary". Energy Live News. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Smith, Beckie (7 February 2023). "Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle". civilserviceworld.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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