Sue Street
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Dame Sue Street, DCB
, was the Permanent Secretary
for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
(DCMS) from 2001 to 2006. She was responsible for the overall strategy, delivery and expenditure for the whole department. This included major projects like the winning bid for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the renewal of the BBC Charter
, as well as policy for the arts, culture, heritage, sport, broadcasting, tourism and the creative industries such as film and fashion design.
In January 2007 she took up her appointment as Strategic Adviser to Deloitte, along with other portfolio appointments. She has been board member of the Whitehall and Industry Group, a Senior Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers
, board member of the National School of Government
and a governor of South Hampstead High School
.
Previously, she held posts in the Home Office
, Serious Fraud Office and the Cabinet Office
. She is now a non-executive board member of HM Revenue and Customs.
, trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust, governor of the Royal Ballet and association member of BUPA
.
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Order of the Bath
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, was the Permanent Secretary
Permanent Secretary
The Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, such as broadcasting and internet....
(DCMS) from 2001 to 2006. She was responsible for the overall strategy, delivery and expenditure for the whole department. This included major projects like the winning bid for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the renewal of the BBC Charter
BBC Charter
The BBC Charter established the BBC . An accompanying Agreement recognises its editorial independence and sets out its public obligations in detail....
, as well as policy for the arts, culture, heritage, sport, broadcasting, tourism and the creative industries such as film and fashion design.
In January 2007 she took up her appointment as Strategic Adviser to Deloitte, along with other portfolio appointments. She has been board member of the Whitehall and Industry Group, a Senior Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
, board member of the National School of Government
National School of Government
The National School of Government is a part of the Cabinet Office that runs training, organisational development and consultancy courses for UK civil servants and private individual learners...
and a governor of South Hampstead High School
South Hampstead High School
South Hampstead High School is an all-girls independent day school situated in Hampstead, north-west London. The school was founded and is still supported by The Girls' Day School Trust . The school operates over two sites, the Senior school and Junior school which are run as a single unit with...
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Previously, she held posts in the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
, Serious Fraud Office and the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
. She is now a non-executive board member of HM Revenue and Customs.
Affiliations
Her current roles are strategic advisor to Deloitte LLP, trustee of the Royal Opera HouseRoyal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
, trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust, governor of the Royal Ballet and association member of BUPA
Bupa
Bupa is a large British healthcare organisation, with bases on three continents and more than ten million customers in over 200 countries. It is a private healthcare company, in direct contrast to the UK's National Health Services, which are tax-funded healthcare systems and do not require private...
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Family
Dame Sue Street is married with two children. She was awarded the DCB in the 2005 Birthday Honours2005 Birthday Honours
The Birthday Honours 2005 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 11 June 2005 to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of 2005.The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the...
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