William Nye (courtier)

William James Nye, LVO (born 28 March 1966) is a British courtier and civil servant. Since December 2015, he has been Secretary-General of the Archbishops' Council and Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England. According to Private Eye magazine #1533 (23 October-5 November 2020), "Nye recently survived a complaint about the leadership of the church's safeguarding" following strong criticism in the report on the Church of England by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Private Eye also reports that "The Archbishop's Council...is currently being investigated by the regulatory compliance division of the Charity Commission." From 2011 to 2015, he served as Principal Private Secretary to Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

William Nye

LVO
Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England
Assumed office
December 2015
Preceded byWilliam Fittall
Principal Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales
In office
September 2011 – November 2015
Preceded bySir Michael Peat
Succeeded byClive Alderton
Personal details
Born (1966-03-28) 28 March 1966
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
Katherine Bartlett
​
(m. 2006)​
ChildrenOne
EducationChrist's Hospital
Alma materClare College, Cambridge

Early life and education

Nye was born on 28 March 1966 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] He was educated at Christ's Hospital, an independent boarding school in Horsham, Sussex.[2] He studied economics at Clare College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1987.[1][2] He then studied economics at Yale University in the United States, and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1989.[1][2]

Career

After university, he joined the British Civil Service, and came to hold a number of senior appointments at the Home Office and the Treasury, his last being that of Director in the National Security Secretariat at the Cabinet Office.[3]

Nye succeeded Sir Michael Peat as Principal Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (Peat's resignation was announced on 24 January 2011).[4] He took up the appointment on 12 September 2011. In November of that year, it was reported that Nye would not be given the use of the Kensington Palace apartment that Peat vacated, nor would Nye be provided grace-and-favour housing of any kind.[5] He "has overall responsibility for the Prince’s household and also keeps an eye on the running of the Duchy of Cornwall, his private estate, and his residences at Highgrove and Birkhall."[6] Nye also serves as a trustee of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation.[7] On 10 June 2015, it was announced that he would stand down from his role as Private Secretary at the end of November 2015.[2]

In June 2015, Nye was announced as the next Secretary-General of the Archbishops' Council and Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England. He took up the role on 1 December 2015.[2]

Personal life

In 2006, Nye married Katherine Bartlett.[1] Together they have one daughter.[1]

Nye is a Christian and a member of the Church of England.[2] As of 2015, he has served on the parochial church council (PCC) of his local church for almost 20 years and has been a churchwarden for ten years.[2]

Honours

In the 2015 New Year Honours, Nye was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in recognition of his service as "Principal Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall".[8]

References
  1. "NYE, William James". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. "CofE Announces new Secretary General". Media Centre. Church of England. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "William Nye appointed as Principal Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall," press release, 29 June 2011, princeofwales.gov.uk.
  4. "Sir Michael Peat to step down as advisor to Prince of Wales," The Telegraph, 24 January 2011.
  5. Eden, Richard. "Will Prince Harry move into lavish London bachelor pad?" telegraph.co.uk, 13 November 2011, accessed 1 May 2013.
  6. Rayner, Gordon. "Who’s Who in the Court of Prince Charles?" The Telegraph, 11 November 2013, accessed 13 November 2013.
  7. "About Us," The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation, accessed 1 May 2013.
  8. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N4.
Court offices
Preceded by
Sir Michael Peat		 Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales
2011–2015		 Succeeded by
Clive Alderton
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