Jon Thompson | |
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Permanent Secretary at HM Revenue and Customs | |
In office April 2016 – October 2019 | |
Minister | George Osborne Philip Hammond Sajid Javid |
Preceded by | Dame Lin Homer |
Succeeded by | Jim Harra |
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 | Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK | 29 December 1964
Occupation | Civil servant |
Sir Jonathan Michael Thompson, KCB (born 29 December 1964) is a British civil servant who served as the Permanent Secretary of 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]