Sybil (cat) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sybil
Sybil, in her employment as the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
In office September 2007 – January 2009
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Humphrey (1997)
Succeeded by	Freya (2012)
Personal details
Born	2006 London, United Kingdom
Died	27 July 2009 (aged 3) Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Occupation	Mouser
Owned by	Alistair Darling
Namesake	Sybil Fawlty

Sybil (2006 – 27 July 2009) was a cat living at 11 and 10 Downing Street. Named after Sybil Fawlty from the television show Fawlty Towers, she was the pet of then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.

When introduced in September 2007, Sybil, who was black and white, was the first cat at Downing Street since Humphrey was reportedly removed in November 1997, due to Cherie Blair's aversion to cats. In January 2009, she returned to Edinburgh. On 27 July 2009, she died in Edinburgh, after a short illness.