| Intro | British civil servant |
| Is | Civil servant |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 29 December 1964 |
| Age: | 55 years |
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.
Background
Thompson was born in Norwich, and educated at Earlham High School, Norwich City College and Anglia Polytechnic, which later became Anglia Ruskin University. He became CIPFA qualified in 1989.
Career
Thompson was in local government as Finance Director for North Somerset Council. Thompson joined the Civil Service in 2004, as OFSTED’s first finance director. 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. Thompson became PUS of the MOD in 2012 succeeding Ursula Brennan who moved to the Ministry of Justice. 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.
Personal life
Thompson married his wife Dawn in 1987, and has three sons. He is a supporter of Norwich City Football Club, and lives in Cambridgeshire.
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 |