Political Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
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Prime Minister's Office | |
Appointer | Prime minister |
Formation | 1964 |
First holder | Marcia Williams |
Website | 10 Downing Street |
The Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a senior official in the United Kingdom Civil Service who advises the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Established by Prime Minister Harold Wilson, but continued by subsequent Prime Ministers, the Political Secretary was originally not a civil servant, but was later incorporated into the Civil Service.