DPMC is a central agency with a unique role as the trusted advisor, leader, and steward of our system of executive government.
Our purpose
We are unified by an overarching purpose: to advance an ambitious, resilient and well-governed New Zealand.
Our governance
Our Chief Executive, Ben King, is responsible to the Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, the Prime Minister. The Chief Executive is supported by senior leaders:
- Ben King – Chief Executive
- Janine Smith – Deputy Chief Executive, Policy and Delivery Unit
- Rachel Hayward – Secretary of the Cabinet / Clerk of the Executive Council
- Jeremy Clarke-Watson – Deputy Chief Executive, National Security and Resilience
- Alan Cassidy - Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate and Chief People Officer
- Sean Bolton - Deputy Chief Executive, Transformation and System Governance
As the Secretary of the Cabinet, Rachel Hayward is responsible directly to the Prime Minister. As the Clerk of the Executive Council, she is responsible directly to both the Prime Minister and Her Excellency The Rt Hon Cindy Kiro, GNZM, QSO, the Governor-General.
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