Jon Thompson (civil servant)
Jonathan Michael Thompson | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Thompson in 2017 | |
| Permanent Secretary at HM Revenue and Customs | |
| Assumed office April 2016 | |
| Minister | George Osborne Philip Hammond |
| Preceded by | Dame Lin Homer |
| Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence | |
| In office July 2012 – April 2016 | |
| Minister | Philip Hammond Michael Fallon |
| Preceded by | Dame Ursula Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Lovegrove |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1964 Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Jonathan Michael Thompson is a British civil servant who served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) from September 2012 until April 2016, when he succeeded Dame Lin Homer as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State and Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs.[1][2]
Background
Thompson was born in Norwich,[3] and educated at Earlham High School, Norwich City College and Anglia Polytechnic, which later became Anglia Ruskin University. He became CIPFA qualified in 1989.[4]
Career
Thompson was in local government as Finance Director for North Somerset Council.[4] Thompson joined the Civil Service in 2004, as OFSTED’s first finance director.[3] He moved to Department for Education and Skills as their Director-General for Corporate Services in 2006, leaving the then-Department for Children, Schools and Families to join the Ministry of Defence as Director General of Finance in 2009.[4] Thompson became PUS of the MOD in 2012 succeeding Ursula Brennan who moved to the Ministry of Justice.[1] As of 2015, Thompson was paid a salary of between £165,000 and £169,999 by the department, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[5]
Personal life
Thompson married his wife Dawn in 1987 and has three sons and one grandson.[4] He is a supporter of Norwich City Football Club,[3] and lives in Cambridgeshire.[3]
Offices held
References
- ^ a b "Jon Thompson - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "New Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer appointed to lead HM Revenue & Customs - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ a b c d Bowie, Jess (20 March 2015). "Defensive measures: CSW interviews Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Jon Thompson". Civil Service World magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "THOMPSON, Jonathan Michael". Who’s Who. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.