Sir David Robert Sterling KCB (born 7 March 1958) is a Northern Irish civil servant. Since 2017, he was the Interim Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Permanent Secretary of the Executive Office, and Secretary to Northern Ireland Executive: as such, he was the most senior civil servant in Northern Ireland.[1][2][3] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2020 Birthday Honours.[4] He stepped down as Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on 31 August 2020, after 42 years as a civil servant.[5] He is a keen golfer who plays at Malone Golf Club, Belfast.

Sir David Sterling

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  1. ^ "Sterling, David Robert". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151400. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ "New head of NI Civil Service appointed". BBC News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ "David Sterling". The Executive Office. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B3.
  5. ^ Dunton, Jim (1 September 2020). "David Sterling stands down after '42 years, 199 days' with NICS". Civil Service World. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Government offices
Preceded by Interim Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
2017 to 2020
Succeeded by
Jenny Pyper