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The '''Permanent Under Secretary of State''' (PUS) at the [[Ministry of Defence]] (MOD) is the UK Government's principal civilian adviser on Defence, and has primary responsibility for policy, finance and administration in the Department. As MOD's Principal Accounting Officer, the Permanent Secretary is also personally accountable to Parliament for the expenditure of all public money provided for defence purposes.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/defenceinternet/aboutdefence/organisation/keyfactsaboutdefence/defenceorganisation.htm Defence Organisation], Ministry of Defence, accessed 21 November 2010.</ref> 

==Partial list of Permanent Under Secretaries==
*Sir [[Henry Hardman]] 1964-1966
*Sir [[James Dunnett]] 1966-1974
*Sir [[Michael Cary]] 1974-1976<ref>Peter Hennessy, Whitehall, Free Press, 1989, p.254.</ref>
*Sir [[Frank Cooper]] 1976-1982<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1383114/Sir-Frank-Cooper.html Sir Frank Cooper], The Telegraph], 30 January 2002.</ref>
*Sir [[Clive Whitmore]] 1983-1988<ref>John Willcok, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1383114/Sir-Frank-Cooper.html Pembroke: Hit for six by a slow delivery], The Independent, 9 September 1994.</ref>
*Sir [[Michael Quinlan]] 1988-1992<ref>Tam Dalyell, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-michael-quinlan-civil-servant-and-defence-strategist-who-explored-the-concept-of-the-just-war-1634307.html Sir Michael Quinlan], The Independent, 28 February 2009.</ref>
*Sir [[Richard Mottram]] 1995-1998<ref>[http://www.ditchley.co.uk/news/37/sir-richard-mottram-appointed-vice-chairman.htm Sir Richard Mottram appointed Vice-Chairman], Ditchley Foundation, accessed 22 November 2010.</ref>
*Sir [[Kevin Tebbit]] 1998-2005<ref>[http://www.history.qmul.ac.uk/staff/tebbitk.html Sir Kevin Tebbit], Queen Mary, University of London, accessed 21 November 2010.</ref>
*Sir [[Bill Jeffrey]] 2005-2010<ref>Michael Smith and Jonathan Oliver, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7149104.ece Defence chief to be axed], Sunday Times, 23 June 2010.</ref>
*[[Ursula Brennan]]  October 2010-<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/SeniorOfficials/PermanentUnderSecretary.htm Permanent Under Secretary], Minstry of Defence, 21 November 2010.</ref>

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