The Prime Minister's Appointments Secretary is a British civil servant who leads the appointment of various senior public figures on behalf of the prime minister of the United Kingdom, from Regius Professors to Church of England bishops to Lord Lieutenants. For ecclesiastical appointments, they sit on the Crown Nominations Commission.
The first Appointments Secretary was Anthony Bevir, who was appointed in 1947. Prior to this, the handling of appointments had been a duty of the Treasury clerk serving within the Prime Minister's private office.
List of Prime Minister's Appointments Secretaries
1947-1957: Sir Anthony Bevir 1955-1961: Sir David Stephens 1961–1972: Sir John Hewitt KCVO CB 1974–1982: Colin Peterson 1982–1993: Sir Robin Catford KCVO 1993–1999: John Holroyd CB CVO 1999–2008: William Chapman CVO"Chapman, William Edward", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2021). Retrieved 28 January 2022. 2008–2014: Sir Paul Britton CB CVO 2011–2020: Richard Tilbrook (senior state appointments; assumed full role in 2020) 2014–2019: Edward Chaplin CMG OBE (senior ecclesiastical appointments) 2020–2022: Richard Tilbrook CVO 2022–present: Jonathan Hellewell LVO
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