Mr Permanent Secretary? Brodrick Penn confirmed to Premier’s PS post!
It was around early January of 2013 after the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) won the 2011 general elections that Mr Penn was requested by Dr Smith to move to his office as a Deputy Secretary.
Politics & the civil service?
He was to understudy Mrs Rosalie Adams (now Acting Governor) who was forced to retire before the 2011 elections but was immediately brought back via contract by the NDP after their 2011 victory.
Mrs Adams’ contract ended in December of 2013 and in 2014 Mr Penn was named acting Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office days after.
One senior NDP source told our newsroom that Mr Penn was seconded from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and “it was a wait and see for the outcome of the 2015 general elections to see if he will be confirmed.”
It was around the last quarter of 2016 that Mr Penn was confirmed to the post and severed ties with the FSC. While Government has not made the information public, our newsroom got confirmation via an Email sent to department heads under the Premier’s Office and top managers last year about his new title.
Mr Penn’s role
As Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Premier, Mr Penn will become the Chief Advisor to the Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL). He will assist and advise the Premier on matters of Trade, Immigration, Coordination of government Polices, Physical Development Planning, Investment Promotion, International Finance, Tourism, e-commerce, International Ship Registration, International, and Regional Affairs, National Statistics, and Public Relations.
Mr Penn holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees and is married with three daughters.
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