Government Chief Commercial Officer
The Government Chief Commercial Officer, formerly the Chief Procurement Officer, is a director-general-graded job in the British Civil Service, working in the Cabinet Office. They lead across government on procuring goods and services, and planning commercial needs.{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-commercial-function/about |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}} They head the Government Commercial Function, one of the official vertical groupings of professionals working with the service. The GCCO reports directly to the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in their role as Chief Executive of the Civil Service.
List of Government Chief Commercial Officers
- April 2012–November 2015: Bill Crothers{{Cite web |title=Bill Crothers |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/bill-crothers |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Government appoints Chief Procurement Officer |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-appoints-chief-procurement-officer |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}
- December 2015–March 2016: (interim) Chris Hall{{Cite web |title=Chris Hall |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/chris-hall |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}
- March 2016–July 2024: Sir Gareth Rhys Williams{{Cite web |title=New Government Chief Commercial Officer appointed |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-chief-commercial-officer-appointed |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gareth Rhys Williams |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/gareth-rhys-williams |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}
References
External links
- [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-commercial-function The Government Commercial Function's home page on gov.uk]
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