Sam Beckett has been appointed as the new chief economic adviser to the Treasury, the Government has confirmed.

She will replace Clare Lombardelli, who was recently appointed as the organisation for economic co-operation and development chief economist.

Beckett will become the sole head of the Government Economic Service, a role she previously led jointly. She is joining the Treasury from her current role as second permanent secretary at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the deputy chief executive at the UK Statistics Authority.

With over 25 years’ experience at the Treasury, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and the Cabinet Office, Beckett’s past roles have spanned macro and micro-economics, fiscal policy, and strategy.

“I am incredibly honoured to be chosen for a role at the heart of the UK economy,” she commented. “I look forward to joining a strong team of officials as we further bolster economic prosperity for the whole of the UK.”

Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, added: “I am thrilled to congratulate Sam on her well-deserved appointment and welcome her back to the Treasury. Her economic expertise and leadership in a range of government departments will be indispensable as we focus on our priorities of growing the economy, reducing debt and halving inflation.”

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