John-Paul Marks

John-Paul Marks
Official portrait, 2022
Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government
In office
3 January 2022  4 April 2025
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Humza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byLeslie Evans
Succeeded byJoe Griffin
Personal details
Born1979 or 1980 (age 44–45)
Jersey
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Boston University

John-Paul ('JP') Marks (born 1979–1980) is a senior civil servant, currently the Chief Executive of HM Revenue & Customs.

Prior to becoming the Chief Executive of HM Revenue & Customs, he served as the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government from 2022 to 2025. From 2019 to 2022, he worked in the UK Government's Department for Work and Pensions, serving as the Director General for Work and Health Services and from 2018 to 2019 he was the Director General for Universal Credit Operations.