Nicholas Macpherson

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Nicholas MacPherson (b. c. 1960) is a senior British civil servant, serving as the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury since 2 August 2005. He succeeded Sir Gus O'Donnell on the latter's promotion to Cabinet Secretary.

From 2001 to 2004 Nick was head of the Public Services Directorate, where he managed the 2000 and 2002 spending review processes. Previous Treasury posts included Director of Welfare Reform (1998 to 2001) and Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1993 to 1997) where he oversaw the transition from Kenneth Clarke to Gordon Brown. Nick joined the civil service in 1985 after working as an economist at the CBI and Peat Marwick Consulting.

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