Antonia Romeo

Dame Antonia Romeo
DCB
Dame Antonia Romeo DCB
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 January 2021
Monarchs	Elizabeth II; Charles III
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson; Liz Truss; Rishi Sunak
Chancellor	Robert Buckland; Dominic Raab; Brandon Lewis; Alex Chalk
Preceded by	Sir Richard Heaton
Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade
	In office; March 2017 – 18 February 2021
Prime Minister	Theresa May; Boris Johnson
Secretary of State	Liam Fox; Liz Truss
Preceded by	Martin Donnelly
Succeeded by	James Bowler
Foreign Office Director-General for Economic and Domestic Affairs; (United States)
	In office; February 2015 – October 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Melanie Dawes
Succeeded by	Jonathan Slater
Her Majesty's Consul-General in New York
	In office; July 2016 – 2017
Prime Minister	David Cameron; Theresa May
Preceded by	Danny Lopez
Succeeded by	Antony Phillipson
Personal details
Born	Antonia Rice-Evans; 20 October 1974 (age 49)
Spouse	John Romeo (m. 1999)
Children	3
Education	Brasenose College, Oxford (MA)[Oxon]; Columbia University (MPA); London School of Economics (MSc)

Dame Antonia Rebecca Caroline Romeo DCB (née Rice-Evans; born 20 October 1974) is a British civil servant.^[1] She is currently serving as the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.^[2] She was the permanent secretary at the Department for International Trade and before that, the British consul-general in New York for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and concurrently director-general for economic and commercial affairs in the USA.

^ "ROMEO, Antonia". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
^ "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual". The London Gazette. HM Government. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021. The Queen has been pleased by Royal Warrant under Her Royal Sign Manual dated 18th January 2021 to appoint Antonia Romeo to the Office of Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.

[:0-1] "ROMEO, Antonia". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

[2] "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual". The London Gazette. HM Government. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021. The Queen has been pleased by Royal Warrant under Her Royal Sign Manual dated 18th January 2021 to appoint Antonia Romeo to the Office of Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.

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Dame Antonia Romeo DCB


Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 January 2021
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Chancellor	Robert Buckland Dominic Raab Brandon Lewis Alex Chalk
Preceded by	Sir Richard Heaton
Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade
In office March 2017 – 18 February 2021
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Secretary of State	Liam Fox Liz Truss
Preceded by	Martin Donnelly
Succeeded by	James Bowler
Foreign Office Director-General for Economic and Domestic Affairs (United States)
In office February 2015 – October 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Melanie Dawes
Succeeded by	Jonathan Slater
Her Majesty's Consul-General in New York
In office July 2016 – 2017
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Danny Lopez
Succeeded by	Antony Phillipson

Personal details
Born	Antonia Rice-Evans (1974-10-20) 20 October 1974 (age 49)
Spouse	John Romeo (m. 1999)
Children	3
Education	Brasenose College, Oxford (MA)[Oxon] Columbia University (MPA) London School of Economics (MSc)