Jon Thompson (civil servant)

Jonathan Michael Thompson
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 (1964-12-29) 29 December 1964
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation Civil servant

Jonathan "Jon" Michael Thompson (born 29 December 1964) 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.[4] He is a supporter of Norwich City Football Club,[3] and lives in Cambridgeshire.[3]

Offices held

Government offices
Preceded by
Dame Ursula Brennan
Permanent Secretary
of the Ministry of Defence

2012–2016
Succeeded by
Stephen Lovegrove
Preceded by
Dame Lin Homer
Chief Executive
of HM Revenue and Customs

2016–
Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

  1. 1 2 "Jon Thompson - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. "New Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer appointed to lead HM Revenue & Customs - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bowie, Jess (20 March 2015). "Defensive measures: CSW interviews Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Jon Thompson". Civil Service World magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "THOMPSON, Jonathan Michael". Who’s Who. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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