Peter became the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions on 16 January 2018.
Previously he has worked:
- as Director General for Finance at DWP from July 2016
- as Director General for Housing and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government
- as Director of the Enterprise and Growth Unit at HM Treasury
- as a director in the Shareholder Executive
- on secondment to 3i PLC
- in a number of roles, including Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, at HM Treasury