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John Manzoni

John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office

John Manzoni became Chief Executive of the Civil Service on 13 October 2014. He became Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office in August 2015.

He joined the Cabinet Office in February 2014 as Chief Executive of the Major Projects Authority.

Responding to your comments on the Spending Review

Front cover of the "Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015" document

The leaders blog post on the Spending Review drew a big response from civil servants. Here, Jeremy Heywood and John Manzoni reply to some of your comments.

Name-blind recruitment – responding to your comments

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John Manzoni addresses some of the questions raised by civil servants responding to his recent blog post on the introduction of name-blind recruitment across the Civil Service.

The Spending Review and what it means for the Civil Service

Exterior and front door of 11 Downing Street, with a policeman on the right.

Jeremy Heywood, John Manzoni and Nicholas Macpherson explain how the Spending Review will affect civil servants.

Clarifying our priorities - Single Departmental Plans

John Manzoni

Many of you have heard me say that I believe we’re doing too much for the resources we have. To some extent, this may be inevitable - as a Civil Service, we have to deliver manifesto commitments, service the new …

Could you be a Future or Senior Leader?

Being an Inspiring Team Leader workshop at CS Live 2014

John Manzoni encourages anyone who thinks they have the potential and talent to succeed to apply for Civil Service Talent Scheme - regardless of what you do or where you're based.