Sir Michael John Stevens, (born 1958) is a British accountant and courtier. Stevens was born in

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in 1958 and attended the

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."Stevens, Sir Michael (John)"
''Who's Who'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 6 June 2019. He worked for the accountants

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from 1979 to 1995, when he joined the

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as Finance Director; in 2002, he became its Managing Director. In 2007 he was appointed Deputy Treasurer to the Queen and from 2011, he held this office jointly with that of Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse. In 2018, he was promoted to

Keeper of the Privy Purse The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King/Queen (or Financial Secretary to the King/Queen) is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The officeholder is assisted by th ...

Treasurer to the Queen The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King/Queen (or Financial Secretary to the King/Queen) is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The officeholder is assisted by t ...

and

Receiver-General of the Duchy of Lancaster The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King/Queen (or Financial Secretary to the King/Queen) is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The officeholder is assisted by th ...

, succeeding Sir Alan Reid."Sir Alan Reid, the Queen's money man, to hand over Royal purse strings next year"
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'', 26 July 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019. For his services to the Royal Household and the Queen, Stevens was appointed a Lieutenant of the

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in 2002 and promoted, firstly to Commander in 2009, and then to Knight Commander in 2017. He has also received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the

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in 2015 for 20 years of service to the British Royal Family.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Michael Living people 1958 births British accountants Members of the British Royal Household Alumni of the University of Birmingham Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order