| United Kingdom Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty | |
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| Admiralty Department | |
| Style | The Right Honourable (Formal prefix) Second Secretary to the Admiralty |
| Member of | British Cabinet Board of Admiralty |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 1702–1964 |
| First holder | George Clarke |
| Final holder | Clifford Jarrett |
The Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty was the permanent secretary at the Admiralty, the department of state in Great Britain and subsequently the United Kingdom responsible for the administration of the Royal Navy. He was head of the Admiralty Secretariat,[1] later known as the Department of the Permanent Secretary. Although he was not a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, he was as a member of the Board, and did attend all meetings. The post existed from 1702 to 1964.
- ^ Moore, Richard (2001). The Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons. Psychology Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780714651958.