Nicholas Joicey

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Nicholas Joicey

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Born (1970-05-11) 11 May 1970 (age 53)
Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England
Education Wintringham School
Alma mater University of Bristol
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Spouse Rachel Reeves

Nicholas Beverley Joicey CB (born 11 May 1970) is Director General of the Cabinet Office's Economic and Domestic Secretariat, having previously been Director General for Finance at the Department for Work and Pensions, and before that, Director General for Strategy, International and Finance at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He previously worked as private secretary and speech writer to United Kingdom Chancellor Gordon Brown, as a journalist at The Observer newspaper and as director of the International Department at HM Treasury.

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Early life

Joicey was born in Guisborough in North Yorkshire, to Harold Beverley and Wendy Joicey. He was educated at Wintringham School, Grimsby. [1] He studied for a degree in history at the University of Bristol and then completed a PhD at Peterhouse, Cambridge. [2]

Career

From 1995 to 1996, Joicey worked at The Observer newspaper. He then moved to the Treasury, working as Private Secretary and Speech writer to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown between 1999 and 2001. Joicey was part of a United Kingdom delegation to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington from 2001 to 2003, heading the EU policy team from 2004 to 2006. [2] He was Director for International Finance at HM Treasury, before joining the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in January 2014 as Director General for Strategy, International and Biosecurity. Joicey was appointed Department for Work and Pensions Finance Director General in July 2018. [3] He serves as Director General of the Cabinet Office's Economic and Domestic Secretariat. [4]

Joicey was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to the environment. [5]

Personal life

Joicey is married to the Labour Party MP for Leeds West and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. [6] His interests include modern history and film and he is a trustee of the Cambridge Film Trust. [2] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Who's new in the new Who's Who? | This is Grimsby Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 Who's Who
  3. ↑ "Director General, Strategy, International and Biosecurity : Nick Joicey". GOV.UK. UK. January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Dickson, Annabelle (14 February 2023). "Britain's political power couples — 2023 ranking". POLITICO. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B3.
  6. ↑ The Euro is going to continue to struggle for a long time, warns Claire Perry Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Cambridge Film Trust » The Trustees- Welcome Archived 2011-12-01 at the Wayback Machine


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