Jonathan Slater

Jonathan Slater
Permanent Secretary of the
Department for Education
In office
April 2016  26 August 2020
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byMelanie Dawes
Director-General,
Economic and Domestic Secretariat,
Cabinet Office
In office
October 2015  3 May 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
MinisterNicky Morgan
Justine Greening
Damian Hinds
Gavin Williamson
Preceded byChris Wormald
Succeeded bySusan Acland-Hood
Personal details
Born (1961-11-29) 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.