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Year Secretary of State Minister Permanent Director General* Director* Deputy Director*
Secretary
1994 Michael Heseltine Patrick McLoughlin Peter Gregson AJ Lane P Salvidge David Sibbick
(from 11 April 1992) (from 27 May 1993-20 (from 1989) Grade 2, Head of Head of Branch (Grade 5), Branch 4:
Secretary of State for July 1994) Permanent Telecommunications and Telecommunications Post Office-Royal Mail and Post Office
Trade and Industry; Parliamentary Under- Secretary, Posts; Textiles and and Posts Division Counters Limited’ Post Office financial
President of the Secretary of State for Department of Trade _ Retailing; National (Grade 3) issues’ Couriers’ International:
Board of Trade Industry and Industry Physical Laboratory a) Post Office Government ownership
(executive agency), responsibilities - HMG’s
Tim Eggar National Weights and responsibilities for Royal Mail and Post
Minister for Industry and Measures (executive Office Counters Limited. Post Office
Energy agency), Laboratory of the corporate plan, IFR and targets.
(approx. October- Government Chemist General Post Office, financial issues.
November)! (executive agency), b) Non-Financial Post Office matters;
Warren Spring Laboratory couriers; International Postal Issues.
Robert Shirley (executive agency), and Postal Office Board matters; honours;
Minister for Small Firms National Engineering philately. Sponsorship of the couriers.
and Consumer Affairs Laboratory (executive International postal matters, including
(approx. November- agency), EC Green Paper, Universal Postal
December) Radiocommunications Union and CEPT.
Agency (executive
agency)
Peter Waller
Head of Branch (Grade 5), Branch 6:
Post Office: Strategy legislation and
Citizen’s Charter. Review of
organisation and structure of Post
Office. Preparation of legislation to
implement a) outcome of review and
b) those aspects of the Citizen’s
Charter which require legislation.
1995 Michael Heseltine Richard Page Peter Gregson Alastair Macdonald P Salvidge David Sibbick
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Under- Permanent Grade 2, Industry Head of Posts Division _ Head of Branch (Grade 5), Branch 1:
Trade and Industry; Secretary of State for Secretary, (Grade 3)
Information has been compiled based on information available to the public, including Hansard and Civil Service Yearbooks. This represents our best
understanding of who was in post at each time.
*Or equivalent grade
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1996
President of the
Board of Trade
lan Lang (from 5
July)
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
lan Lang
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
Small Business, Industry Department of Trade
and Energy and Industry
(approx. February-June)
Phillip Oppenheim
Parliamentary Under-
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry
(approx. from July)
Phillip Oppenheim Peter Gregson
Parliamentary Under- Permanent
Secretary of State for Secretary,
Trade and Industry Department of Trade
(approx. until July) and Industry
Peter Fraser
Minister of State for
Trade and Industry
(approx. through July)
Michael Scholar
Permanent
Secretary,
Alastair Macdonald
Grade 2, Industry
P Salvidge
Head of Posts Division
(Grade 3)
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a) Post Office: Government ownership
responsibilities. HMG’s ownership
responsibilities for Royal Mail and Post
Office Counters Ltd. Post Office
corporate plan, IFT and targets.
General Post Office financial issues.
b) Non-financial Post Office matters;
couriers; international postal issues;
Post Office Board matters; honours;
philately. Sponsorship of the couriers.
International postal matters, including
EC Green Paper, universal post union
and CEPT.
Peter Waller
Head of Branch (Grade 5), Branch 3:
Post Office: Green Paper consultation
and implementation consultation of the
Green Paper on the future of postal
services. Implementation of the
Government proposals. a) Post Office
Counters. b) Royal Mail. c) Future
creation of regulatory body consumers
representation.
David Sibbick
Head of Branch (Grade 5), Branch 1:
a) Post Office: Government ownership
responsibilities. HMG’s ownership
responsibilities for Royal Mail and Post
Office Counters Ltd. Post Office
corporate plan, IFT and targets.
General Post Office financial issues.
b) Non-financial Post Office matters;
couriers; international postal issues;
Post Office Board matters; honours;
Information has been compiled based on information available to the public, including Hansard and Civil Service Yearbooks. This represents our best
understanding of who was in post at each time.
*Or equivalent grade
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1997
1998
lan Lang (until 2
May)
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
Margaret Beckett
(from 2 May)
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
Margaret Beckett
(until 27 July)
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
Peter Mandelson
(from 27 July until 23
December)
Richard Page
Parliamentary Under-
Secretary of State for
Small Business, Industry
and Energy
(approx. from
November)
Richard Page
Parliamentary Under-
Secretary of State for
Smail Business, Industry
and Energy
(approx. until March)
lan McCartney
(approx. from May)
Minister of State for
Competitiveness
lan McCartney
Minister of State for
Competitiveness
Department of Trade
and Industry
Michael Scholar
Permanent
Secretary,
Department of Trade
and Industry
Michael Scholar
Permanent
Secretary,
Department of Trade
and Industry
Alastair Macdonald
Director-General, Industry
Alastair Macdonald
Director-General, Industry
I Jones
Director, Post Office
Retailing & Textiles
Directorate
Martyn Baker
Director, Consumer
Goods, Business and
Postal Services
Directorate (CGBPS)
2 During this period, today’s equivalent of Deputy Director posts were labelled as ‘Director’ as was the level above.
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philately. Sponsorship of the couriers.
International postal matters, including
EC Green Paper, universal post union
and CEPT.
c) Follow-up to Post Office Review.
HMG'’s ownership responsibilities for
Post Office Counters Ltd
David Sibbick
Director,’
Post Office Retailing & Textiles
Directorate 1: Post Office, courier
industry, international issues
David Sibbick
Director, Posts
CGBPS 1: Post Office Courier
Industry, International Issues
Information has been compiled based on information available to the public, including Hansard and Civil Service Yearbooks. This represents our best
understanding of who was in post at each time.
*Or equivalent grade
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Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
Stephen Byers
(from 23 December)
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
1999 Stephen Byers lan McCartney (until Michael Scholar Alastair Macdonald Martyn Baker David Sibbick
Secretary of State for 28 July) Permanent Director-General, Industry Director, Consumer Director, Posts
Trade and Industry; Minister of State for Secretary, Goods, Business and CGBPS 1: Post Office ownership and
President of the Competitiveness Department of Trade Postal Services regulatory issues, courier industry,
Board of Trade and Industry Directorate (CGBPS) international issues
Alan Johnson (from
29 July) Judy Britton
Parliamentary Under- Director, Post Office Review
Secretary of State for Post Office Reform. Aimed at
Trade and Industry providing greater commercial freedom
to the Post Office, and reforming the
postal services market.
2000 Stephen Byers Alan Johnson Michael Scholar Jonathan Spencer Derek Davis David Sibbick
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Under- Permanent Director-General, Director, Consumer Director, Posts
Trade and Industry; Secretary of State for Secretary, Business Goods, Business and CGBPS 1: Post Office ownership and
President of the Trade and Industry Department of Trade Competitiveness Postal Services regulatory issues, courier industry,
Board of Trade and Industry Directorate (CGBPS) international issues
Judy Britton
Director, Post Office Reform Team
Post Office Reform: Aimed at
providing greater commercial freedom
Information has been compiled based on information available to the public, including Hansard and Civil Service Yearbooks. This represents our best
understanding of who was in post at each time.
*Or equivalent grade
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2001
Stephen Byers
(until 8 June)
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
Patricia Hewitt
(from 8 June until 5
May 2005)
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry;
President of the
Board of Trade
Alan Johnson (until 7
June)
Parliamentary Under-
Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry
Douglas Alexander
(from 11 June until 29
May 2002)
Minister of State for e-
Commerce and
Competitiveness
Michael Scholar
Permanent
Secretary,
Department of Trade
and Industry
Robin Young (until
2005)
Permanent
Secretary,
Department of Trade
and Industry
Jonathan Spencer
Director-General,
Business
Competitiveness
Derek Davis
Director, Consumer
Goods, Business and
Postal Services
Directorate (CGBPS)
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to the Post Office, and reforming the
postal services market.
Mark Higson
Director, Postal Services (CGBPS —
Postal Services Directorate)
Information has been compiled based on information available to the public, including Hansard and Civil Service Yearbooks. This represents our best
understanding of who was in post at each time.
*Or equivalent grade
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