Starmer appoints Dame Antonia Romeo as head of UK civil service

Dame Antonia will be the first woman to hold the post and replaces Sir Chris Wormald as the UK’s top civil servant.

​Starmer appoints Dame Antonia Romeo as head of UK civil service Dame Antonia will be the first woman to hold the post and replaces Sir Chris Wormald as the UK’s top civil servant. Dame Antonia will be the first woman to hold the post and replaces Sir Chris Wormald as the UK’s top civil servant.