1. Simon Case was born on 27 December 1978 and is a British civil servant who served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service from September 2020 to December 2024.
30 Facts About Simon Case
1. 2.
From January 2016 to May 2017, Simon Case served under David Cameron and Theresa May as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.
3.
In September 2024, Simon Case announced his intention to resign before the end of the year on health grounds.
4.
Simon Case was born on 27 December 1978 in Bristol, England.
5.
Simon Case studied history at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
6.
Simon Case then undertook postgraduate research in political history at Queen Mary, University of London, and he was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from University of London in 2007.
7.
Simon Case worked first within the Ministry of Defence as a policy adviser.
8.
Simon Case then worked in the Northern Ireland Office and the Cabinet Office.
9.
From 2012 and July 2014, Simon Case worked at 10 Downing Street as a private secretary to the Prime Minister and then as Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.
10.
Simon Case then returned to the Cabinet Office, where he was Executive Director of the Implementation Group.
11.
On 8 January 2016, Simon Case was announced as the next Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in succession to Chris Martin who had died while in office.
12.
Simon Case took up the appointment on 11 January 2016.
13.
In March 2018, it was announced that Simon Case would be the next Private Secretary to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; he took up the appointment in July 2018.
14.
Also in 2018, Simon Case was appointed a visiting professor at King's College London, having previously been a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the university.
15.
The next day, on 18 December 2021, Simon Case officially resigned from the inquiry position.
16.
Simon Case said civil service staffing had grown "substantially" since 2016, partly because of the pandemic.
17.
On 8 September 2022, Simon Case informed then-Prime Minister Liz Truss that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
18.
On 13 September 2022, Simon Case was appointed a member of the Privy Council of King Charles III.
19.
On 24 July 2024, it was reported Simon Case was advised by his medical team to stand down in 2025 due to deteriorating health conditions; Simon Case is suffering from a neurological condition which means he is unable to walk without a stick.
20.
Simon Case was the highest ranking public official to be implicated in the 'partygate' scandal; however, he stated he would not resign.
21.
Junior colleagues were reportedly furious that Simon Case did not have to pay a penalty for the parties, despite having to recuse himself from investigating them.
22.
In evidence from the Commons privileges committee, which found that the former prime minister deliberately misled MPs over lockdown gatherings, Simon Case denied giving Boris Johnson any reassurances that Covid rules and guidance were followed at all times.
23.
Simon Case, who was said to be in discussion with the then-Health Secretary Matt Hancock, reportedly mocked holidaymakers stuck in hotel rooms by the UK's quarantine policy, saying it was "hilarious" and how he wanted to "see some of the faces of people coming out of first class and into a Premier Inn shoe box".
24.
In some messages Simon Case said how some opposition to COVID restrictions were "pure Conservative ideology".
25.
Simon Case described Johnson as "nationally distrusted figure" and warned the public were unlikely to follow isolation rules laid down by him.
26.
In October 2023, Simon Case was expected to appear before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to give evidence, but his appearance was delayed by a "private medical matter" that required Simon Case to take a leave of absence from his position.
27.
Later, in November 2023, given the ongoing postponement of his evidence session, "private medical information" relating to Simon Case was shared to core members of the Covid Inquiry; this was accompanied by a Restriction Order forbidding the disclosure of the aforementioned medical notes by recipients.
28.
In 2007, Simon Case married Elizabeth Kistruck, who later became chief finance officer for Motorway.
29.
Simon Case was a member of the Garrick Club until March 2024, when he resigned from it due to criticism.
30.
On 13 September 2022, Simon Case was appointed a member of the Privy Council of King Charles III.