In a historic first for Britain’s civil service, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Dame Antonia Romeo as cabinet secretary, making her the first woman in the role’s 110-year history and placing her at the apex of Whitehall’s powerful administrative machinery.
Romeo, 51, now becomes the UK government’s most senior civil servant and head of the civil service, responsible for ensuring ministerial decisions are implemented and advising the prime minister at the highest level.
