Caroline Slocock

Caroline Slocock is a former Private Secretary to two Prime Ministers, the first woman in that role and the only other woman in the room when Margaret Thatcher resigned. She introduced long-lasting reforms as a civil servant in the Cabinet Office and Treasury under Thatcher and Tony Blair, and championed advances in childcare in the Department of Education and in gender equality as CEO of the Equal Opportunities Commission. She has since been working with government from the outside to deepen its connection to civil society and improve public services and strengthen democracy. She is the author of People Like Us and a regular commentator in the media.