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| Lord Bob Kerslake: Former Civil Service head dies aged 68 | Lord Bob Kerslake: Former Civil Service head dies aged 68 |
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| Lord Bob Kerslake, a former head of the Civil Service, has died at the age of 68. | Lord Bob Kerslake, a former head of the Civil Service, has died at the age of 68. |
| Lord Kerslake, who had been diagnosed with cancer, died on Saturday, his sister and daughter announced on Twitter. | |
| He led the Civil Service between January 2012 and September 2014, during David Cameron's coalition government. | |
| He had recently been working with the Labour Party on its preparations for the next general election. | He had recently been working with the Labour Party on its preparations for the next general election. |
| At the time of Lord Kerslake's appointment in 2012, Mr Cameron said he would bring a "wealth of experience" to the role. | At the time of Lord Kerslake's appointment in 2012, Mr Cameron said he would bring a "wealth of experience" to the role. |
| Lord Kerslake was also permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2010 to 2015 - he retained this role when he became the head of the service. | Lord Kerslake was also permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2010 to 2015 - he retained this role when he became the head of the service. |
| Bath-born Lord Kerslake started his career in local government with the Greater London Council, and was knighted in the 2005 New Year honours list for services to local government. | Bath-born Lord Kerslake started his career in local government with the Greater London Council, and was knighted in the 2005 New Year honours list for services to local government. |
| He served as chief executive of the Sheffield City Council between 1997 and 2008, before heading to the Homes and Communities Agency. | He served as chief executive of the Sheffield City Council between 1997 and 2008, before heading to the Homes and Communities Agency. |
| After leaving the Civil Service in 2015, Lord Kerslake became chair of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and chair of the board of governors at Sheffield Hallam University. | After leaving the Civil Service in 2015, Lord Kerslake became chair of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and chair of the board of governors at Sheffield Hallam University. |
| He was also president of the Local Government Association from 2015 to 2021, and chaired the independent investigation into the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, which reported in 2018. | He was also president of the Local Government Association from 2015 to 2021, and chaired the independent investigation into the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, which reported in 2018. |
| He was introduced as a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords in 2015. | He was introduced as a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords in 2015. |
| Following the news of his death, senior Labour figures paid tribute, including party leader Sir Keir Starmer, who described Lord Kerslake as a "talented public servant, utmost professional, and a good man... rightly respected across Westminster for his experience and wisdom". | Following the news of his death, senior Labour figures paid tribute, including party leader Sir Keir Starmer, who described Lord Kerslake as a "talented public servant, utmost professional, and a good man... rightly respected across Westminster for his experience and wisdom". |
| The chairman of the FDA union, David Penman, said he was "an engaging and committed leader of the Civil Service". | The chairman of the FDA union, David Penman, said he was "an engaging and committed leader of the Civil Service". |
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| Civil Service | Civil Service |