Bernadette Kelly

Dame Bernadette Kelly
DCB
Kelly in 2017
Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 April 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
Preceded byPhilip Rutnam
Personal details
Born (1964-03-10) 10 March 1964 (age 60)
NationalityBritish
OccupationCivil servant

Dame Bernadette Mary Kelly, DCB (born 10 March 1964) is a British senior civil servant who has served as permanent secretary for the Department for Transport since 18 April 2017.

Early life

Kelly was born on 10 March 1964 to Edward and Teresa Kelly.[1] Her father was a bus driver.[2] She was educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Birmingham, followed by the University of Hull.[1] She gained an MBA at Imperial College, London.[1]

Career

Kelly joined the Civil Service after graduating, and worked in the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Treasury, Cabinet Office and the Number 10 Policy Unit.[3] She was a director general at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2010 until 2015, when she became director general for the Rail Group in the Department for Transport, a post she held until she was appointed permanent secretary for that department on 18 April 2017.[4] Her promotion followed Philip Rutnam's move to the Home Office.[5]

Kelly was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 2010[3] and Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to government.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kelly, Bernadette Mary, (born 10 March 1964), Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, since 2017 - WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U10000052. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "The sharp end of delivery: Interview with Bernadette Kelly". www.fda.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Bernadette Kelly CB - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  4. ^ Johnstone, Richard (18 April 2017). "Bernadette Kelly named as new DfT perm sec". Civil Service World. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rail boss Kelly moves up to top job at DfT - The Transport Network". www.transport-network.co.uk.
  6. ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B3.