Jonathan Jones (civil servant)

Sir Jonathan Jones
HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service
In office
1 March 2014 – 9 November 2020
Attorney GeneralDominic Grieve (2014)
Jeremy Wright (2014-18)
Geoffrey Cox (2018-20)
Suella Braverman (2020)
Preceded bySir Paul Jenkins
Succeeded bySusanna McGibbon
Personal details
Born (1962-05-21) 21 May 1962 (age 62)
Alma materDurham University

Sir Jonathan Guy Jones KCB KC (born 21 May 1962) is a British lawyer, appointed in March 2014 and serving until his resignation on 8 September 2020 as HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service, and so the Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department (until April 2015, named the Treasury Solicitor's Department).[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ "Jonathan Jones". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ^ "New name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2016.