Nigel Hamilton (civil servant)

Sir Nigel Hamilton, KCB, DL^[1] was Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service until 2008.

He became a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2008 New Year Honours.^[2] Hamilton was made an Honorary Graduate of the University of Ulster and awarded a Doctor of the University (DUniv) on 3 July 2008 in recognition of his contribution to public administration in Northern Ireland especially during the years of the Northern Ireland peace process.