28 July 2005
The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life upon Sir Andrew Turnbull KCB CVO on his retirement as Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service.
This recommendation for a non-party political life peerage was made by the Prime Minister. The House of Lords Appointments Commission is responsible for recommending non-party political appointments to the House of Lords. However, the Prime Minister continues to nominate direct to The Queen a limited number of distinguished public servants on retirement. The Prime Minister has decided that the number of appointments covered under this arrangement will not exceed ten in any one Parliament.
Note for Editors
After university Sir Andrew worked as an economist for the Government of the Republic of Zambia in Lusaka from 1968 to 1970. He joined the Treasury as an Assistant Principal in 1970, was promoted to Principal in 1972 and was seconded to the staff of the International Monetary Fund from 1976 to 1978. He rejoined the Treasury in 1978 as an Assistant Secretary. He was appointed a Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in 1983. He was promoted to Under Secretary in 1985 and from 1985 to 1988 he was Head of General Expenditure Policy Group in the Treasury. He served as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1988 to 1992 before taking up an appointment as Deputy Secretary, Public Finance in the Treasury in 1992, becoming Second Permanent Secretary for Public Expenditure in 1993. In 1994 he was appointed Permanent Secretary to the Department of the Environment (later Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions). He became Permanent Secretary to the Treasury in 1998. In 2002 he was appointed Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service.
Sir Andrew was Commodore of the Civil Service Sailing Association from 1996 to 2005 and was Chairman of the Civil Service Sports Council from 2001 to 2005.
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