Jonathan Slater

Biography

Jonathan was the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Education from May 2016 to August 2020.

His previous roles in government include:

• Director General and Head of the Economic and Domestic Secretariat, Cabinet Office
• Director General of Head Office and Commissioning Services, Ministry of Defence
• Director General for Transforming Justice, Ministry of Justice
• Chief Executive of the Office, Criminal Justice Reform
• Director of Performance and Improvement, National Offender Management Service
• Director, Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit

Before joining the Civil Service in 2001, Jonathan was a local authority Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Education.