Breakfast Briefing with Lord Gus O'Donnell - Supporting a New Government Following a General Election
Author WIG Date 18 Jul 2024
A Recording of the WIG Breakfast Briefing with Lord Gus O'Donnell - Supporting a New Government Following a General Election
With a general election held on 4 July 2024, it is inevitable that there will be a change in Government either in terms of a Cabinet reshuffle with new manifesto commitments, or potentially entirely new political leadership.
We are delighted to welcome Lord Gus O’Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary (2005-2011) to speak on his experience of leading the Civil Service and supporting a new Government following a General Election result.
Watch now to:
• Understand what happens before, during and after a General Election within the Civil Service
• Explore how the Civil Service delivers on government priorities and supports an incoming Government in the first 100 Days
Closed captions and transcripts are available.
Please note the Q&A is not included in this recording.
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Speaker at this event
Gus O'Donnell is Chairman of Frontier Economics, Strategic Advisor to TD Bank, Executive Director and Strategic Advisor to Brookfield Asset Management, President of the Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Chair of the Board of Trustees for Pro Bono Economics, Visiting Professor at LSE and UCL, a member of the Economist Trust. Gus was Cabinet Secretary and Head of the British Civil Service from 2005-2011. In 2010, he oversaw the introduction of the first coalition government since the Second World War. Previously, he was Permanent Secretary of the Treasury from 2002-2005 and served on the IMF and World Bank Boards. Gus studied Economics at Warwick University and Nuffield College, Oxford, then lectured at Glasgow University. Knighted in 2005, Gus was appointed to the House of Lords in 2012, sitting as a crossbencher (i.e. not affiliated to any political party). Gus is an Honorary Fellow of the British Academy and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.