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942:. The Parliamentary Public Administration Committee cited the example of at least one of O'Donnell's appointments (his knighthood) to the Order as automatic honours granted due to his position and not for exceptional service, although it is not specified if all of his honours were granted solely due to his position or if some were due to exceptional service.
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O'Donnell supports a liberal immigration policy, saying in 2011 that "hen I was at the
Treasury I argued for the most open door possible to immigration … I think it's my job to maximise global welfare not national welfare." He has repeated this view in a milder form in newspaper articles, and thinks
846:, on 12 January 2012. In his first speech in the House of Lords, in June 2012, he warned that too many Treasury officials were leaving, that staff are underpaid, and that the Treasury may be struggling to address the problems caused by the ongoing global financial turmoil.
878:, earning two Blues in 1973/4 and 1974/5. While Permanent Secretary at the Treasury he won a football medal at the annual Civil Service Sports Day—the first Permanent Secretary to do so. He has played for the Mandarins Cricket Club for many years, the third
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is one of several "enormous challenges" facing the political establishment in the coming years. "Over the next few years there will be enormous challenges, such as whether to keep our kingdom united," he warns officials and politicians.
659:. Three years later, on 15 June 2005, it was announced that O'Donnell would again replace Turnbull, this time as Cabinet Secretary, on the latter's imminent retirement. He took up office in August 2005.
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Cabinet Secretary, his authority was seen as absolute, giving rise to the affectionate nickname "GOD" based on his initials as they appeared in Government papers.
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635:. A year later, in 1999, he was appointed managing director of Macroeconomic Policy and International Finance, with responsibility for Fiscal Policy, International Development, and
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O'Donnell is known for his "wondrous interpersonal gifts" and his informal style. He regularly visited Civil
Service departments outside London "to meet civil servants at work".
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to serve as both director of
Macroeconomic Policy and Prospects and also head of the Government Economics Service, with overall responsibility for the professional economists in
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that he would step down within that
Parliament and did so at the end of 2011. His post was then split into three positions: he was succeeded as Cabinet Secretary by
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529:. Whilst Cabinet Secretary, he was regularly referred to within the Civil Service, and subsequently in the popular press, as
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The state of wellbeing in public policy | Lord Gus O'Donnell | University of Oxford 2022
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Wellbeing Research Centre's Wellbeing Research & Policy Conference.
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1191:"Top civil servant Gus O'Donnell to quit" Channel 4 News 10 August 2010
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Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell stepping down, 11 October 2011
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background profile article on his attaining Cabinet Secretaryship
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before transferring next door to serve as press secretary to the
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533:; this was mainly because of his initials. In 2012, he joined
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1012:"Sir Bob Kerslake announced as new Head of the Civil Service"
1333:"Gus O'Donnell and John Gieve to become Visiting Professors"
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and was the chairman of the Commission on Wellbeing at the
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On 22 December 2011, O'Donnell said that the future of the
1709:"Link to House of Commons Public Trust Honour System Page"
1255:"Job of top Civil Service official to be split three ways"
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In 2015, he was co-author of the report that launched the
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In November 2010, O'Donnell published a draft copy of the
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The annual remuneration for this position was £235,000.
679:, in November 2005. The previous month he had told the
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Lord O'Donnell: Treasury in danger of being 'swamped'
1237:"UK's top civil servant Sir Gus O'Donnell steps down"
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Department from 1975 until 1979, when he joined the
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1545:Goodhart, David (2017). "Ch. 1. The Great Divide".
1203:"Iraq Inquiry Letters published, 19th January 2011"
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1608:Simon Mullock, "Gus stands up for Football fans",
1569:
486:(born 1 October 1952) is a former British senior
16:Former British senior civil servant and economist
2785:Private secretaries in the British Civil Service
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1791:article on O'Donnell becoming Cabinet Secretary
918:O'Donnell has received several appointments to
899:named him as one of Britain's most influential
643:Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service
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2119:
1997:
866:O'Donnell is a keen sportsman, having played
834:in the London Borough of Wandsworth, and was
2755:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
1595:Andrew Cave, "List Ten: the public sector",
1030:"Gus O'Donnell: No wonder they call him God"
822:On 10 January 2012, O'Donnell was created a
1114:"The New Statesman Profile - Gus O'Donnell"
890:). He is a supporter of Manchester United.
655:following the appointment of Sir Andrew as
464:Augustine Thomas O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell
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1990:
1944:Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
1730:"British Academy announces 42 new fellows"
1276:"Sir Gus O'Donnell: The UK faces break-up"
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2800:Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
2765:Members of HM Government Economic Service
2013:Cabinet Secretaries of the United Kingdom
1722:
1162:"Top civil servant salary list published"
1092:Gus O'Donnell Appointed Cabinet Secretary
1081:Gus O'Donnell Appointed Cabinet Secretary
922:: he was appointed Companion (CB) in the
906:O'Donnell was formerly a governor of his
750:, O'Donnell is visiting professor to the
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647:On 8 July 2002, O'Donnell took over from
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142:1 August 2005 – 31 December 2011
80:1 August 2005 – 31 December 2011
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994:"Cabinet Secretary announces retirement"
951:fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
761:He is a trustee of the Economist Group.
2805:Honorary Fellows of the British Academy
545:O'Donnell was born and raised in south
513:, as Head of the Home Civil Service by
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1697:(Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 2.
1677:(Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 2.
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1274:Hope, Christopher (21 December 2011).
1147:"Gus O'Donnell: the man they call GOD"
947:honorary fellow of the British Academy
681:Public Administration Select Committee
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1047:"O'Donnell withdraws from BoE race",
920:the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
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2790:Cabinet Secretaries (United Kingdom)
2780:Permanent Secretaries of HM Treasury
1865:Permanent Secretary for the Treasury
1517:House of Lords Minute of Proceedings
1273:
276:8 July 2002 – 2 August 2005
264:Permanent Secretary for the Treasury
2735:Alumni of the University of Warwick
2730:Alumni of the University of Glasgow
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1103:Civil Servant Head Receives Peerage
13:
2810:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
2725:Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford
1335:. UCL News Press. 16 October 2012.
945:In 2014, O'Donnell was elected an
849:
746:In addition to being the chair of
192:Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary
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1762:. 19 October 2016. Archived from
1549:. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers.
1145:White, Lesley (6 December 2009).
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1447:. 7 January 2019. Archived from
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2657:Rosie Bate-Williams (2021–2022)
2135:Heads of the Home Civil Service
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804:What Works Centre for Wellbeing
2297:Downing Street Press Secretary
1903:Head of the Home Civil Service
1838:Downing Street Press Secretary
1657:. 30 December 1993. p. 3.
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517:(in a part-time role), and as
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498:, the highest official in the
316:Downing Street Press Secretary
130:Head of the Home Civil Service
1:
2371:Alfred Richardson (1956–1957)
1168:. 1 June 2010. Archived from
956:
639:Economic and Monetary Union.
598:British Embassy in Washington
540:
2720:21st-century Roman Catholics
983:. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
949:. In 2016, he was elected a
370:Member of the House of Lords
7:
2538:Jonathan Haslam (1996–1997)
1953:The Lord Curry of Kirkharle
1193:. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
1151:. Retrieved 25 January 2018
1071:. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
971:. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
882:to do so (the others being
617:International Monetary Fund
606:Chancellor of the Exchequer
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2770:Civil servants from London
2695:Lucy Noakes (2023–present)
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1760:Academy of Social Sciences
1535:. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
1441:"Our Achievements in 2018"
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752:London School of Economics
675:'s controversial memoirs,
651:as Permanent Secretary of
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2629:Paul Harrison (2017–2019)
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2607:Graeme Wilson (2013–2016)
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2453:Robin Haydon (1973–1974)
1400:. No. 2 June 2015.
810:, and has spoken at the
770:Institute for Government
633:Her Majesty's Government
571:Nuffield College, Oxford
450:Nuffield College, Oxford
2795:Global Apollo Programme
2745:English Roman Catholics
2406:John Groves (1963–1964)
1612:, 10 April 2011, p. 54.
1135:. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
1067:10 October 2008 at the
806:. He is a supporter of
781:Global Apollo Programme
57:Official Portrait, 2021
2024:Colonel Maurice Hankey
1734:Times Higher Education
1623:"The Tablet's Top 100"
1475:wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk
1216:"Draft Cabinet Manual"
1126:"Visits across the UK"
742:Post-Cabinet Secretary
627:, before returning to
2750:Crossbench life peers
2321:Reginald Bacon (1951)
2176:Sir William Armstrong
1349:. The Economist Group
940:2011 Birthday Honours
932:2005 Birthday Honours
924:1994 New Year Honours
872:University of Warwick
842:, where he sits as a
792:electricity from coal
579:University of Glasgow
563:University of Warwick
537:as a senior advisor.
507:2010 General Election
500:British Civil Service
445:University of Warwick
2690:Nerissa Chesterfield
2186:Sir Robert Armstrong
2049:Sir Robert Armstrong
1445:Action for Happiness
1427:What Works Wellbeing
1390:Carrington, Damian.
1371:. The House of Lords
1016:cabinetoffice.gov.uk
812:University of Oxford
808:Action for Happiness
788:baseload electricity
26:The Right Honourable
2423:Trevor Lloyd-Hughes
2204:Sir Andrew Turnbull
2171:Sir Laurence Helsby
2156:Sir Richard Hopkins
2064:Sir Andrew Turnbull
1922:Permanent Secretary
1875:Nicholas Macpherson
1823:Government offices
1597:The Daily Telegraph
1533:The Daily Telegraph
1402:Guardian News Media
1280:The Daily Telegraph
1131:16 May 2010 at the
888:Sir Andrew Turnbull
725:Permanent Secretary
649:Sir Andrew Turnbull
612:from 1990 to 1994.
519:Permanent Secretary
309:Nicholas Macpherson
2504:Henry James (1979)
2221:Sir Jeremy Heywood
2198:Sir Richard Wilson
2161:Sir Edward Bridges
2074:Sir Jeremy Heywood
2059:Sir Richard Wilson
2029:Sir Edward Bridges
1894:Sir Jeremy Heywood
1694:The London Gazette
1674:The London Gazette
1654:The London Gazette
1519:, 12 January 2012.
1319:Frontier Economics
1263:. 12 October 2011.
1243:. 11 October 2011.
936:Knight Grand Cross
862:Personal interests
798:Wellbeing movement
748:Frontier Economics
565:before taking his
535:Frontier Economics
511:Sir Jeremy Heywood
123:Sir Jeremy Heywood
30:The Lord O'Donnell
2775:Press secretaries
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2701:
2555:Alastair Campbell
2533:Christopher Meyer
2497:Margaret Thatcher
2399:Alec Douglas-Home
2339:Winston Churchill
2263:
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2256:Cabinet Secretary
2210:Sir Gus O'Donnell
2181:Sir Douglas Allen
2151:Sir Horace Wilson
2146:Sir Warren Fisher
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2069:Sir Gus O'Donnell
1980:
1979:
1933:Succeeded by
1910:Succeeded by
1891:Succeeded by
1884:Cabinet Secretary
1872:Succeeded by
1848:Christopher Meyer
1845:Succeeded by
1260:Independent.co.uk
880:Cabinet Secretary
874:First XI and for
790:less costly than
774:Legatum Institute
673:Christopher Meyer
657:Cabinet Secretary
583:Political Economy
496:Cabinet Secretary
461:
460:
363:Christopher Meyer
68:Cabinet Secretary
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2673:Alex Wild (2022)
2652:Allegra Stratton
2380:Harold Macmillan
2366:William D. Clark
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2313:Francis Williams
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2216:Sir Bob Kerslake
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2166:Sir Norman Brook
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2079:Sir Mark Sedwill
2054:Sir Robin Butler
2034:Sir Norman Brook
2006:
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551:Salesian College
515:Sir Bob Kerslake
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