Richard Heaton

Sir Richard Heaton
Portrait of Richard Heaton
Richard Heaton
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice
In office
August 2015 – August 2020
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
MinisterMichael Gove
Liz Truss
David Lidington
David Gauke
Robert Buckland
Preceded byUrsula Brennan
Succeeded byAntonia Romeo
Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary
In office
August 2012 – August 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byIan Watmore
Succeeded byJohn Manzoni
First Parliamentary Counsel
In office
February 2012 – 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byStephen Laws
Succeeded byElizabeth Gardiner
Personal details
Born (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Alma materWorcester College, Oxford
Inns of Court School of Law

Sir Richard Nicholas Heaton, KCB (born 5 October 1965) is a barrister and former senior British civil servant who was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery from September 2015[1] until resigning in August 2020. He had previously served as Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary,[2][3] and First Parliamentary Counsel.[4] He currently serves as Warden of Robinson College, Cambridge.

  1. ^ Bavister, G. A. (8 September 2015). "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual". The London Gazette. HM Government. Retrieved 11 September 2015. The Queen has been pleased by Royal Warrant bearing date 1 September 2015 to appoint Richard Nicholas Heaton, Esquire, CB to the Office of Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.
  2. ^ "New Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary" (Press release). Cabinet Office. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ Dudman, Jane (6 August 2012). "Richard Heaton becomes part-time Cabinet Office permanent secretary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "New First Parliamentary Counsel" (Press release). Cabinet Office. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2015.