William Geraghty

Sir William Geraghty, KCB (1917 – 7 May 1977) was a British civil servant. Educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, he entered the civil service in 1939, joining the War Office. He served in the Army from 1940 to 1945, rising to the rank of major. Returning to the War Office after the war, he was eventually appointed Inspector of Establishments. He then served in the Cabinet Office, before promotion to deputy secretary. Service in the Ministry of Aviation and the Ministry of Technology followed, before he served as Controller of Personnel in the Procurement Executive of the Ministry of Defence. He was Second Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence with responsibility for administration from 1975 to 1976.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ "Sir William Geraghty", The Times, 10 May 1977, p. 16. Gale CS271548586.
2. ^ Peter Barberis, The Elite of the Elite: Permanent Secretaries in the British Higher Civil Service (Aldershot: Dartmouth, 1996), p. 242. ISBN 9781855214798.

Government offices

Preceded by

Sir John Wilson

|  Second Permanent Secretary of the
Ministry of Defence
(Administration)
1975–1976  | Succeeded by

Sir Arthur Hockaday
(as Second Permanent Secretary)

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