Sir James Grigg | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 22 February 1942 – 26 July 1945 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | David Margesson |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lawson |
| Member of Parliament for Cardiff East | |
| In office 13 April 1942 – 15 June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Owen Temple-Morris |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Marquand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1890 Exmouth, Devon |
| Died | 5 May 1964 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Sir Percy James Grigg, KCB, KCSI, PC (16 December 1890 – 5 May 1964), often referred to as P J Grigg and later better known as Sir James Grigg, was a British civil servant who was unexpectedly moved, at the behest of then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, from being the Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the War Office to become Secretary of State for War, the political head of the same department during the Second World War.