HM Treasury: who runs it
HM Treasury, a ministerial department, lists 14 people in its leadership on GOV.UK, led by James Bowler (Permanent Secretary) and Beth Russell (Second Permanent Secretary). Every name below comes from the body's own GOV.UK page: HM Treasury - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it).
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary | James Bowler · profile on this site |
| Second Permanent Secretary | Beth Russell · profile on this site |
| Second Permanent Secretary | Jim O'Neil |
| Chief Economic Adviser, Director General Economics and Fiscal, Head of the Government Economic Service | Professor Brian Bell |
| Director General, International Finance | Lindsey Whyte |
| Director General, Public Spending | Conrad Smewing |
| Director General, Financial Services | Gwyneth Nurse |
| Director General, Tax and Welfare | Will Macfarlane |
| Director General, Growth and Productivity | Jessica Glover |
| Lead Non-Executive Board Member | Sir Charlie Mayfield |
| Non-executive board member | Jenny Scott |
| Non-executive board member | Edward Twiddy |
| Non-Executive Board Member | Dex Hunter-Torricke |
| Non-executive board member | Edward Braham |
Source
HM Treasury - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it). Each name links to that person's official page. HM Treasury: official page. Every UK public body we list. Name or role out of date? Tell us.