Jonathan Stephens
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Sir Jonathan Stephens KCB |
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Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office |
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Assumed office June 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Julian King |
| Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
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In office 2006–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Dame Sue Street |
| Succeeded by | Sue Owen |
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Jonathan Andrew de Sievrac Stephens 8 February 1960 Bromley, Kent, England |
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Christ Church, Oxford BA, 1982 |
Sir Jonathan Andrew de Sievrac Stephens KCB (born 8 February 1960) is a British civil servant who has been Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office since June 2014, and has served as the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Stephens was born in 1960 in Bromley, Kent, the son of Prescot and Peggy (née Pike) Stephens. He was educated at Sevenoaks School, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He and his wife, Rev Penny Stephens, whom he married in 1983, have one daughter and one son.
Stephens joined the Civil Service in the Northern Ireland Office in 1983, being promoted through various grades before transferring to the Cabinet Office as Director of Modernising Public Service in 2000. In 2001, he was seconded to HM Treasury where he rose to be Managing Director of Public Services 2004–06, replacing Sir Nicholas Macpherson.
In 2006, Stephens was appointed Permanent Secretary of DCMS to replace Dame Sue Street on her retirement. During his time at the DCMS, he oversaw the organisation of major events, including 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 Paralympic Games in London, and the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
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