Not to be confused with William Jeffrey (American soccer) or William A. Jeffrey.
Sir William Alexander Jeffrey, KCB (born 28 February 1948) is a former senior British civil servant, who retired in the autumn of 2010.[1]
Jeffrey was educated at Allan Glen's School, Glasgow, and the Glasgow University. He joined the Home Office in 1971. From 1998 until 2002 he was Political Director of the Northern Ireland Office, supporting the Prime Minister and successive Secretaries of State on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. He was subsequently Britain's most senior immigration official – director-general of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate – from 2002 to 2005.
In April 2005 he joined the Cabinet Office as Security and Intelligence Coordinator, where he was the Prime Minister's principal adviser on security, intelligence, and counter-terrorism strategy. In September 2005 he was announced as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.[2]
Already a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), he was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2007 New Year Honours List.
Bill Jeffrey is now Chair of the UK's independent policing think tank the Police Foundation.[3]
^Smith, Michael; Oliver, Jonathan (13 June 2010). "Defence chief to be axed". The Times. London.
^"New Permanent Secretary Appointments announced". Office of the Prime Minister. 28 September 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2006.
^"Trustees, patrons and associates". Police Foundation. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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