Permanent Secretary for the Scottish Government
John-Paul Marks
Biography
JP Marks was appointed Director General, Work and Health Services at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in April 2019.
Before this, JP was a Director General for Operations on temporary promotion from March 2018.
Previous roles in the Civil Service include:
- Operations Director and Area Director for South of England
- Strategic Design and Planning Director in the Universal Credit Programme
- Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Head of Corporate Relations and International Policy at the UK Pensions Regulator
- Speechwriter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Current roles outside the Civil Service include:
- Trustee, St Giles Trust and Trustee, Treloar Trust
- Trustee, DWP Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Fund
Permanent Secretary for the Scottish Government
The Permanent Secretary is responsible for the overall management of the department.