Shona Dunn

Shona Hunter Dunn (born 15 October 1969) is a British civil servant, serving since October 2018 as the Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office.[1][2][3]

Dunn read for a BSc in biology at the University of Birmingham and then an MSc in ecology at Durham University, where her thesis was on "the affects (sic) of habitat fragmentation on the woodland edge micro-climate and on the structure and composition of woodland ground flora",[4] after which she joined the Department for Environment in 1995 as a policy adviser.[2] She rose through the various re-organisations of the department (Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Communities and Local Government) and a stint as policy head of Westminster City Council in 2005–6, serving as the director for Fire and Resilience for 2008–11 and then for planning for 2011–13.[5]

In 2013, Dunn was promoted to serve as director-general for education standards in the Department for Education, replacing Stephen Meek. After three years, she was appointed as the next Head of the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat, replacing Jonathan Slater in 2016.[2] In Summer 2018, it was announced that Dunn would be promoted to replace Patsy Wilkinson as the Second Permanent Secretary for the Home Office.[1]

On 29 February 2020, she was appointed acting permanent secretary at the Home Office, following the sudden resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam.[6]

Offices held
Government offices
Preceded by
Stephen Meek		 Director-General,
Education Standards,
Department for Education
2013–2016		 Succeeded by
Paul Kett
Preceded by
Jonathan Slater		 Director-General,
Economic and Domestic
Affairs Secretariat,
Cabinet Office
2016–2018		 Succeeded by
Sarah Healey
Preceded by
Patsy Wilkinson		 Second Permanent Secretary
of the Home Office
October 2018–		 Incumbent
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References
  1. "Appointment of Shona Dunn as Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office". GOV.UK. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. "Dunn, Shona Hunter". Who's Who. 2018-12-01. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U249540. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. Rutter, Tamsin (2018-07-26). "Cabinet Office's Shona Dunn to succeed Patsy Wilkinson at Home Office". Civil Service World. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. Dunn, Shona Hunter (1994). A study of the affects (sic) of habitat fragmentation on the woodland edge microclimate and on the structure and composition of woodland ground flora (Masters thesis). Durham University.
  5. Lane, Thomas (2006-10-06). "DCLG poised to appoint new head of Building Regs". Building. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  6. Walawalkar, Aaron (29 February 2020). "Home Office chief Sir Philip Rutnam quits over Priti Patel 'bullying'". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 February 2020.


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