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Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Arms of Her Majesty's Government Incumbent Larry since 15 February 2011 Residence Downing Street London, England, United Kingdom Appointer Various government officials Term length No set length. May end upon retirement or upon the death of the cat. Inaugural holder late 1923 or early 1924 Formation Early 1500s Salary None The Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office is the unofficial title of the official resident cat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at 10 Downing Street. Only one cat was given the title officially;[1] the other cats are given this title affectionately, usually by the British press. There has been a resident Treasury or Downing Street cat "employed" as a mouser and pet since the reign of Henry VIII [2] when Cardinal Wolsey placed his cat by his side while acting in his judicial capacity as Lord Chancellor.[3] Official records released into the public domain on 4 January 2005 as part of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 only date back to 3 June 1929,[4][5] when AE Banham at the Treasury authorised the Office Keeper "to spend 1d a day from petty cash towards the maintenance of an efficient cat".[6] In April 1932, his weekly allowance was increased to 1s 6d. By the 21st century, the mouser was costing £100 per annum.[7] As the cats are "employed" as civil servants,[8] they do not belong to the Prime Minister in residence and it is rare for the Chief Mouser's "term of office" to coincide with that of the Prime Minister. The cat with the longest tenure at Downing Street is Wilberforce, who served under Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher. The post is currently held by Larry, since 14th February 2011. The departure of the last incumbent, Sybil, was in January 2009. Sybil, who began her tenure on 11 September 2007, was the first mouser for ten years following the retirement of her predecessor Humphrey in 1997. Sybil was owned by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, who lived in 10 Downing Street while the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, lived in the larger 11 Downing Street.[9][10] It was reported that she did not settle in London, and returned to Scotland to live with a friend of the Darlings.[11] Sybil died on 27 July 2009.[12][13] In January 2011, rats were seen in Downing Street, "scurrying across the steps of number 10 Downing Street for the second time during a TV news report", according to ITN.[14] There being no incumbent Chief Mouser at that time, the Prime Minister's spokesman said that there were "no plans" for a cat to be brought in to tackle the problem;[15] however the following day newspapers reported that the spokesman had said there was a "pro-cat faction" within Downing Street, leading to speculation that a replacement may indeed be brought in to deal with the problem. [15] On 14 February 2011, it was reported that a cat called "Larry" had been brought in to address the problem.[16] The Evening Standard reported that the cat had been selected by David Cameron and his family, from those at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.[16] Contents 1 List of cats 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links List of cats Name Began tenure Ended tenure Prime Minister(s) Refs Treasury Bill 1924 Ramsay MacDonald [17] Peter fl. 1929 1946 Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee [4] Munich Mouser 1937–1940 1943 Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill [18][19] Nelson 1940s Winston Churchill [19][20] Peter II 1946 Clement Attlee [4] Peter III 1946 1964 Clement Attlee, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home [4] Petra 1964 ca. 1976 Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath [4] Wilberforce 1970 1988 Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher [21] Humphrey 1989 1997 Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair [22] Sybil 2007 2008 Gordon Brown [23][24] Larry 2011 current David Cameron [16] See also Canadian Parliamentary Cats List of United States Presidential pets References ^ "Purr-fect ending fur Humphrey!". BBC News. 25 November 1997. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/34455.stm. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ Davies, Caroline (24 November 1997). "More questions over how No 10 handled the kitty". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071205223254/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/11/24/nmog124.html. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ http://www.bartleby.com/234/6.html ^ a b c d e "Home Office cat history revealed". BBC News. 4 January 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4143423.stm. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ "The official Home Office cat". HM Government. The National Archives. 1929–1976. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=1835842. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ "Tale of Home Office cat". Metro (Associated Newspapers). 4 January 2005. http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=6981&in. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ Millward, David (15 March 2005). "Humphrey... the Downing Street dossier". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/14/ndoss14.xml. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ Fenton, Ben (4 January 2005). "The official Home Office cat". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/04/nfoi404.xml. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ "No. 10 has its first cat since Humphrey". Reuters. 12 September 2007. http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSGOR14568220070912?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=22&sp=true. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ Nick, Assinder (12 September 2007). "No 10 gets new feline first lady". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6989055.stm. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ "A Country Life for the No. 10 Cat". The Daily Mail. 30 January 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1132039/A-country-life-No-10-cat.html. Retrieved 29 July 2009.  ^ Crichton, Torcuil (29 July 2009). "Darling’s cat Sybil dies after a short illness". The Herald. http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.2522637.0.Darlings_cat_Sybil_dies_after_a_short_illness.php. Retrieved 29 July 2009.  ^ McSmith, Andy (29 July 2009). "Farewell to the original New Labour cat". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/farewell-to-the-original-new-labour-cat-1764021.html. Retrieved 29 July 2009.  ^ "Another rat spotted on steps of Number 10". London: ITN. 24 January 2011. http://itn.co.uk/c4721b5d846d1db3344754aca1ceaeaa.html. Retrieved 25 January 2011.  ^ a b "BBC News - 'Pro-cat faction' urges Downing Street rat rethink". BBC News. 25 January 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12265112. Retrieved 25 January 2011.  ^ a b c http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/politics/article-23923294-larry-the-tabby-lands-no10-job-as-rat-catcher.do ^ Campbell, Mel (19 May 2010). "‘Miaow, Prime Minister’: the bureaucats of Downing Street". Crikey. http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/19/miaow-prime-minister-the-bureaucats-of-downing-street/. Retrieved 25 January 2011.  ^ Irving, David (2001). Churchill's War Volume II: Triumph in Adversity. Focal Point Publications. p. 833. ISBN 1-872-19715-9.  ^ a b "Riddles, Mysteries, Enigmas". Finest Hour (The Churchill Centre) (110). Spring 2001.  ^ "Riddles, Mysteries, Enigmas". Finest Hour (The Churchill Centre) (109). Winter 2000–2001.  ^ Merrick, Jane (11 September 2007). "Ten years after the Humphrey hoo-ha, a cat returns to Downing Street". The Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=481206&in_page_id=1770&ito=1490. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ "Humphrey the Cat" (PDF). HM Government. Cabinet Office. http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/foi/humphrey_cat.pdf. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ "Morning press briefing from 11 September 2007". 10 Downing Street. HM Government. 11 September 2007. http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13158.asp. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  ^ "Number 10 welcomes new resident". 10 Downing Street. HM Government. 11 September 2007. http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13147.asp. Retrieved 12 March 2008.  Further reading Brawn, David (December 1995). A Day in the Life of Humphrey the Downing Street Cat. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-004-71000-2.  Roberts, Patrick. "Peter, the British Home Office Cat(s)". Purr 'n' Fur. http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/peter.html. Retrieved 2008-03-12.  Roberts, Patrick. "Downing Street Cats Sybil, Humphrey and Wilberforce". Purr 'n' Fur. http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/humphrey.html. Retrieved 2008-03-12.  External links 10 Downing Street v · d · eDowning Street Buildings 9 Downing Street · 10 Downing Street · 11 Downing Street · 12 Downing Street · Cabinet Office · Foreign and Commonwealth Office Residence First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister) · Second Lord of the Treasury (Chancellor of the Exchequer) · Government Chief Whip · Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office (The Cat) Prime Minister's Office Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister · Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister · Prime Minister's Strategy Unit · Number 10 Policy Unit Government Offices located in Downing Street Prime Minister's Office · Privy Council Office · Cabinet Office · Foreign and Commonwealth Office · Chief Whip's Office Other 1991 Mortar Attack · Cabinet Office Briefing Room (Cobra) v · d · eChief Mouser to the Cabinet Office Treasury Bill (1924) • Peter (1929-1946) • Munich Mouser (1937/40-1943) • Nelson (1940s) • Peter II (1946) • Peter III (1946-1964) • Petra (1964-1976) • Wilberforce (1973-1987) • Humphrey (1988-2006) • Sybil (2007-2008) • Larry (2011-Present)