Ursula Brennan
Dame Ursula Brennan | |
|---|---|
| Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice | |
| In office July 2012 – July 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir Suma Chakrabarti |
| Succeeded by | Richard Heaton |
| Minister | Ken Clarke Chris Grayling Michael Gove |
| Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence | |
| In office November 2010 – June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | William Jeffrey |
| Succeeded by | Jon Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1952 Sevenoaks, Kent |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Kent (BA 1973) |
Dame Ursula Brennan DCB (born 28 October 1952) is a retired British civil servant and a former Permanent Secretary at the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice where she was also the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.
Since 1975, Brennan has worked for myriad government agencies, including the Department of Health, the Department of Social Security, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Defence, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
During her career, she has been an outspoken proponent of the need for gender equality.
For her public service, Brennan was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath in 2013.