Jon Thompson (civil servant)

Sir Jonathan Michael Thompson, KCB is a British civil servant who served as the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) from September 2012 until April 2016, when he succeeded Dame Lin Homer as Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs. He became Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council after leaving HMRC in Autumn 2019.[1][2]

Sir Jon Thompson

KCB
Thompson in 2017
Permanent Secretary
at HM Revenue and Customs
In office
April 2016 – October 2019
MinisterGeorge Osborne
Philip Hammond
Sajid Javid
Preceded byDame Lin Homer
Succeeded byJim Harra
Permanent Secretary
at the Ministry of Defence
In office
July 2012 – April 2016
MinisterPhilip Hammond
Michael Fallon
Preceded byDame Ursula Brennan
Succeeded byStephen Lovegrove
Personal details
Born (1964-12-29) 29 December 1964
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationCivil servant

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 (MOD) as Director General of Finance in 2009.[4] Thompson became Permanent Secretary of the MOD in 2012 succeeding Ursula Brennan who moved to the Ministry of Justice. In 2015, he was paid a salary of between £165,000 and £169,999 by the MOD, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[5] He then became Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary of HM Revenue and Customs. Thompson is currently the Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council.[1]

Thompson was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2019 New Year Honours list.[6]

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
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
2016–2019		 Succeeded by
Jim Harra

References
  1. "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. 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. "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.
  6. www.gov.uk list of New Year Honours 2019
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