Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull

The Lord Turnbull
Turnbull in 2019
Cabinet Secretary
Head of the Home Civil Service
In office
2 September 2002 – 31 July 2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded bySir Richard Wilson
Succeeded bySir Gus O'Donnell
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
In office
1998–2002
ChancellorGordon Brown
Preceded byTerence Burns
Succeeded bySir Gus O'Donnell
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
1988–1992
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byNigel Wicks
Succeeded byAlex Allan
Personal details
Born (1945-01-21) 21 January 1945 (age 79)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Diane Turnbull
(m. 1967)
Children2
EducationEnfield Grammar School
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge

Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull, KCB CVO (born 21 January 1945) is a British politician and civil servant who served as the head of Her Majesty's Civil Service and Cabinet Secretary between 2002 and 2005, when he was succeeded by Sir Gus O'Donnell. He now sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.