"Dame Antonia Romeo is currently the longest-serving permanent secretary in government and will become the first female cabinet secretary in the more than 100-year history of the role. Antonia is the longest serving permanent secretary in government, with nearly a decade of leading economic, public services and security departments. As permanent secretary of the Department of International Trade, Antonia set up the new department from scratch as the UK left the EU, bringing together trade policy with promotion and finance for the first time."
"As permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice she led the official response to the civil unrest of summer 2024, working across the criminal justice system to keep the country safe, and launched the Sentencing Review. At the Home Office she has launched a plan to restore order and control to the asylum system and the biggest reform of policing in decades, and led the publication of the strategy to build a safer society for women and girls in support of the home secretary."
Antonia Romeo has been appointed cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, becoming the first woman to hold the role in its more than 100-year history. She is the longest-serving permanent secretary, with nearly a decade leading economic, public services and security departments. She established the Department for International Trade during the UK’s exit from the EU, combining trade policy, promotion and finance. She led the Ministry of Justice response to the civil unrest of summer 2024 and launched the Sentencing Review. At the Home Office she initiated asylum-system reforms, major policing changes, and a strategy to improve safety for women and girls. Previous bullying accusations from 2017 were investigated and she was cleared by the Cabinet Office.
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