Robert Devereux (civil servant)
Sir Robert Devereux | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary for the Department for Work and Pensions | |
| In office 2011–2018 | |
| Minister | Iain Duncan Smith Stephen Crabb Damian Green David Gauke Esther McVey |
| Preceded by | Sir Leigh Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Peter Schofield |
| Permanent Secretary for the Department for Transport | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Minister | Douglas Alexander Ruth Kelly Geoff Hoon The Lord Adonis Philip Hammond |
| Preceded by | Sir David Rowlands |
| Succeeded by | Dame Lin Homer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert John Devereux 15 January 1957 |
Sir Robert John Devereux, KCB (/ˈdɛvəˌruː/; born 15 January 1957) is a retired senior British civil servant, who served as Permanent Secretary for the Department for Transport from 2007 to 2011, and oversaw a new policy, increasing the UK retirement age to 67, at the Department for Work and Pensions, from 2011 until his retirement, at 61, in January 2018.