Dame Melanie Dawes | |
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| Chief Executive of the Office of Communications | |
| Assumed office 12 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Sharon White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melanie Henrietta Dawes 9 March 1966 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford Birkbeck, University of London |
| Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (2020) |
Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawes DCB (born 9 March 1966) is a British economist and administrator. Since February 2020 she has been Chief Executive of Ofcom. She was previously the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and before that worked at HM Treasury, HM Revenue and Customs, and in the Cabinet Office. She is a Trustee of the Patchwork Foundation, founded by Harris Bokhari.