Effective October 1, 2022, the new Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service will be Lieutenant General Rocky Meade CD, JP, PhD.
Lieutenant General Meade is the former JDF Chief of Defence Staff.
He is to replace Ambassador Douglas Saunders, a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said Tuesday.
In responding to his appointment, Meade expressed his optimism about being appointed as cabinet secretary.
“I am humbled and honoured to be considered for this critical role. I pledge to further the positive evolution of the public service for the benefit of the wider society,” he said.
“I would like to thank the outgoing cabinet secretary, Ambassador Saunders, for his guidance and support as I move into this new position,” he added.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in commenting on the appointment, said: “Meade’s years of experience in government will be an asset to the public service and a crucial part of our continued thrust toward efficiency and service excellence.”
Holness also commended Saunders “for his decades of committed service to the Jamaican people culminating in his work as cabinet secretary.”
