Lawyer Marc Telemaque was last night confirmed as the new Cabinet Secretary ? the youngest person in Government history to be appointed to the post.

revealed last week that the 36-year-old former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Tourism had been given the role, which is effective from today.

Former Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet Kenneth Dill becomes Head of the Civil Service today. Government has separated the two jobs for the first time since the early part of this decade.

The new appointments follow the resignation of John Drinkwater at the start of last month.

A Bermuda Regiment Major, Mr. Telemaque was educated at Paget Primary School, the Berkeley Institute and the University of Buckingham in England.

He started his own law firm, Telemaque and Associates, on the Island and became Aide-de-Camp to the Governor for two years before joining Government in 2002. His appointment then, aged 32, as permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport made him the youngest permanent secretary to be appointed in Government history.

He stayed permanent secretary when the Ministry joined with Tourism in 2004 and has also served as acting permanent secretary for the former Ministry of Health and Family Services and acting permanent secretary for the Ministry of Public Safety and Housing.

Major Dill is a career civil servant who has served in Government for 36 years. His career has included teaching music at the Berkeley Institute, serving as the Regiment Band?s director of music and working as director of Human Affairs.

He is now responsible for the overall management of the Civil Service and will chair the Civil Service Executive.