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Baroness Sue Gray

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Baroness Sue Gray

Chair, Consello UK

Sue Gray, Baroness Gray of Tottenham, CBE, serves as Chair of Consello UK.

Sue Gray, Baroness Gray of Tottenham, CBE, serves as Chair of Consello UK.

Background

Sue Gray, a distinguished British former senior civil servant and special adviser, whose career in public service has spanned over four decades, has held several influential roles within the UK government. Most recently she served as Chief of Staff to the then Leader of the Labour Party, and current Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. Following the 2024 general election and Sir Keir Starmer’s appointment as Prime Minister, she served as Chief of Staff at 10 Downing Street until last October. In February 2025 she was appointed to the House of Lords.

Gray began her career in the UK civil service and went on to hold key roles in several major departments, including the Department for Transport and the Department for Work and Pensions. She then assumed a series of senior positions including Second Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. She also served as the Permanent Secretary in the Department of Finance in the Northern Ireland devolved government.