Nick Macpherson
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Nicholas Ian Macpherson, Baron Macpherson of Earl's Court, GCB (born 14 July 1959) is a former senior British civil servant. He served as the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from 2005 to 2016.
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The Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court | |
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Permanent Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 2005–2016 | |
Chancellor | Gordon Brown Alistair Darling George Osborne |
Preceded by | Sir Gus O'Donnell |
Succeeded by | Sir Tom Scholar |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 4 October 2016 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1959-07-14) 14 July 1959 (age 64) |
Education | Balliol College, Oxford (BA) University College, London (MSc) |
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Macpherson was Permanent Secretary to three Chancellors. He managed the department through the financial and wider economic crisis which began in 2007.
Macpherson was nominated for a crossbench peerage in David Cameron's 2016 resignation Honours,[1] and joined the House of Lords on 4 October 2016.[2]