Matt Tee graduated from the University of Leeds (Mathematics 1986). He was previously the Permanent Secretary for Government Communications in the
Cabinet Office. After several roles in public sector communications, Tee served as the Director of Business Development at
Dr Foster.
He then served as the interim Director General of Communications in the Department of Health
for 2006–7, before being appointed Chief Executive of
NHS Direct
NHS Direct was the health advice and information service provided by the National Health Service (NHS), established in March 1998. The nurse-led telephone information service provided residents and visitors in England with healthcare advice 24 ho ...
in July 2007. Tee became Permanent Secretary for Government Communications in the Cabinet Office. In November 2010 it was announced that Tee would leave his post heading Government Communications in March 2011 following a review of the Central Office of Information. He was the first Chief Executive of the
Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), serving from September 2014 until March 2020.
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Living people
Permanent Secretaries of the Cabinet Office
Civil servants in the Ministry of Health (United Kingdom)
Alumni of the University of Leeds
Year of birth missing (living people)
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