James Bowler (civil servant)

James Edward Bowler CB (born July 1973) is a senior British civil servant currently serving as the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury since October 2022 having previously served as permanent secretary at the Department for International Trade since 2021. Before assuming this role, Bowler was the second permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office from 2020 to 2021 where he led the COVID Taskforce for the British Government. He was the Director General for Policy, Communication and Analysis at the Ministry of Justice from March to October 2020. Bowler is currently Trustee of the charity Police Now.

James Bowler
CB
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
Assumed office
10 October 2022
ChancellorKwasi Kwarteng
Jeremy Hunt
Preceded bySir Tom Scholar
Department for International Trade Second Permanent Secretary
In office
August 2021  October 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Cabinet Office Second Permanent Secretary
In office
9 October 2020  24 May 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySue Gray
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
11 May 2010  5 December 2011
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJeremy Heywood
Succeeded byChris Martin
Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
2005–2007
ChancellorGordon Brown
Preceded byMark Bowman
Succeeded byDan Rosenfield
Personal details
BornJuly 1973 (age 50)
Alma materCardiff University
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