Jeremy Pocklington

Jeremy Pocklington
Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Assumed office
7 February 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
MinisterGrant Shapps
Claire Coutinho
Ed Miliband
Preceded bySarah Munby[a]
Permanent Secretary of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities[b]
In office
30 March 2020 – 7 February 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
MinisterRobert Jenrick
Michael Gove
Greg Clark
Simon Clarke
Michael Gove
Preceded byMelanie Dawes
Succeeded bySarah Healey
Personal details
Born (1973-10-13) 13 October 1973 (age 51)
Spouse
Katy Wigley
(m. 2005)
Alma materExeter College, Oxford

Jeremy Mark Pocklington CB (born 13 October 1973) is a British civil servant who has served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero since February 2023. He served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) from March 2020 (when it was the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)) to February 2023. He was formerly Director General for Housing and Planning at the MHCLG, having served in that role from August 2018 until his appointment as Permanent Secretary at the MHCLG.[2]


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  1. ^ "Ambitious plans to drive levelling up agenda". GOV.UK (Press release). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Pocklington". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 February 2022.