Jonathan Slater
| Jonathan Slater | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education | |
| In office April 2016 – 26 August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron | 
| Preceded by | Melanie Dawes | 
| Director-General, Economic and Domestic Secretariat, Cabinet Office | |
| In office October 2015 – 3 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson | 
| Minister | Nicky Morgan Justine Greening Damian Hinds Gavin Williamson | 
| Preceded by | Chris Wormald | 
| Succeeded by | Susan Acland-Hood | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1961 | 
Jonathan Slater (born 29 November 1961) is a former high ranking British civil servant. From May 2016, he was Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education until his abrupt dismissal on 26 August 2020 following a controversy over national school examination grades.