Nicholas Joicey

Nicholas Beverley Joicey CB (born 11 May 1970) is the Director General for Finance at Department for Work and Pensions, having previously been Director General for Strategy, International and Finance at Defra. He previously worked as private secretary and speech writer to United Kingdom chancellor Gordon Brown, as a journalist at The Observer newspaper and as director of the International Department at HM Treasury.

Early life

Joicey was born in Guisborough, to Harold Beverley and Wendy Joicey. He was educated at Wintringham School, Grimsby[1] He studied for a degree in history at Bristol University and then completed a PhD at Peterhouse, Cambridge.[2]

Career

From 1995 to 1996, Joicey worked at The Observer newspaper. He then moved to the Treasury, working as Private Secretary and Speech writer to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown between 1999 and 2001. Joicey was part of a United Kingdom delegation to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington from 2001 to 2003, heading the EU policy team from 2004 to 2006.[2] He was Director for International Finance at HM Treasury before joining Defra in January 2014 as Director General for Strategy, International and Biosecurity. Joicey was appointed DWP Finance Director General, in July 2018. [3]

Joicey was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to the environment.[4]

Personal life

Joicey is married to Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves.[5] His interests include modern history and film and he is a trustee of the Cambridge Film Trust.[2][6]

References
  1. Who's new in the new Who's Who? | This is Grimsby Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Who's Who
  3. "Director General, Strategy, International and Biosecurity : Nick Joicey". GOV.UK. UK. January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B3.
  5. The Euro is going to continue to struggle for a long time, warns Claire Perry Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Cambridge Film Trust ยป The Trustees- Welcome Archived 2011-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
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