Civil Service Commissioners
We are appointed by His Majesty the King on the recommendation of the Minister for the Civil Service.
We are recruited on merit following public advertisement and a fair and open selection competition. From our different careers and interests, we bring experience of public, private and voluntary sectors and a clear and independent perspective. This helps us to support a Civil Service that is effective, politically impartial, and that builds upon its core values to meet the challenges of today and of tomorrow.
There are currently 12 Commissioners.
Read the biographies of the Commissioners












Rt Hon Baroness
Gisela Stuart of
Edgbaston
Gisela Stuart of
Edgbaston

Sarah Pittam

Martin Spencer

Neil Wooding CBE

Paul Kernaghan

Lea Paterson CBE

Atul Devani

Stephen Cohen

Liz Walmsley

Chris Pilgrim

Elizabeth Hambley

Tony Poulter OBE