John-Paul Marks | |
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Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government | |
Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon Humza Yousaf John Swinney |
Preceded by | Leslie Evans |
Personal details | |
Born | 1979or1980(age 43–44) [1] Jersey |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge Boston University |
John-Paul ('JP') Marks is a senior civil servant who has served as the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government since 2022. He previously worked in the UK Government's Department for Work and Pensions,serving as the Director General for Work and Health Services from 2019 to 2022 and Director General for Universal Credit Operations from 2018 to 2019.
John-Paul Marks was born in Jersey in the Channel Islands. The son of Susan Marks and Dr Michael Marks,he attended the Victoria College. [1] He studied at Cambridge University from 1999 to 2002 and earned a MA in social and political science. [2] He attended Boston University,graduating in 2003 with an MA in international relations. [3]
Marks joined the UK civil service in 2004. In HM Treasury,he served as the Speechwriter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Marks spent much of his career before the Scottish Government at the Department for Work and Pensions,latterly as Director General. He served as Principal Private Secretary to Yvette Cooper and Iain Duncan Smith,and was Private Secretary to Mike O'Brien among other roles. [4]
Marks is married with two children. [5]
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