Jonathan Jones (civil servant)

Jonathan Jones
Sir; Jonathan Jones; KCB, QC
HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 March 2014
Attorney General	Dominic Grieve (until May 2014); Jeremy Wright (until July 2018); Geoffrey Cox (since July 2018)
Preceded by	Sir Paul Jenkins
Personal details
Born	21 May 1962
Alma mater	Llandovery College, Durham University

Sir Jonathan Guy Jones KCB QC (born 21 May 1962) is a British government lawyer, serving since March 2014 as HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service, and so the Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department (until April 2015, named the Treasury Solicitors' Department).[1][2][3]

Career

Jones attended Llandovery College in Carmarthenshire before attending St Chad's College at Durham University where he read a BA in Law, graduating in 1984.[1][4] He then was called to the Bar in 1985 and served as a legal advisor to the Motor Agents Association for three years before joining the government in the Office for Fair Trading in 1989. In 1993 Jones transferred to the Treasury Solicitor's Department, briefly into the division working with the Department for Transport, then as Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers from 1994 until 1998. In 1998, Jones became deputy legal advisor to HM Treasury.[1]

In 2002, Jones was promoted to be a director, initially serving as the Legal Director of the Department for Education and Skills, and two years later promoted again to be the Director-General of the Attorney General's Office. In 2009 Jones became the Deputy Treasury Solicitor, and after three years moved to the Home Office as their Director-General for Legal Affairs from 2012 until 2014.[1][2]

In 1 March 2014, Jones was appointed the Treasury Solicitor, replacing Sir Paul Jenkins on his retirement.[5] In April 2015, the Treasury Solicitors' Department was renamed to be the Government Legal Department, and with it, parts of Jones's job title.[3][6] As of 2015, Jones was paid a salary of between £160,000 and £164,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[7]

In January 2019, Her Majesty approved Jones's appointment as one of 6 new Honorary Queen's Counsel.[8]

Jones was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2020 New Year Honours for public service.[9]

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References

A & C Black (2015). JONES, Jonathan Guy. Who's Who 2016 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Jonathan Jones". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"New name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Durham University gazette, 1983/84". Durham University. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
"Jonathan Jones appointed Treasury solicitor". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Treasury Solicitor's Department to get face lift | Solicitors Journal". www.solicitorsjournal.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 – Government of the United Kingdom". Government of the United Kingdom. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Lord Chancellor welcomes promotion of new silks". 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
"No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N3.

External links

Official blog post by Jones on the importance of diversity in the Civil Service

Political offices
Preceded by ???	Legal Director, Department for Education and Skills 2002–2004	Succeeded by ???
Preceded by ???	Director-General Attorney General's Office 2004–2009	Succeeded by Peter Fish
Preceded by David Pearson	Deputy Treasury Solicitor Treasury Solicitor's Department 2009–2012
Preceded by David Seymour	Director General, Legal Home Office 2012–2014
Preceded by Sir Paul Jenkins	HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service 2014–	Incumbent
Preceded by Sir Paul Jenkins	Permanent Secretary, Treasury Solicitor's Department 2014–2015	Succeeded by Himself
Preceded by Himself	Chief Executive, Government Legal Department 2015–	Incumbent

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[:0-1] A & C Black (2015). JONES, Jonathan Guy. Who's Who 2016 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[:1-2] "Jonathan Jones". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[:2-3] "New name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[4] "Durham University gazette, 1983/84". Durham University. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

[5] "Jonathan Jones appointed Treasury solicitor". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[6] "Treasury Solicitor's Department to get face lift | Solicitors Journal". www.solicitorsjournal.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[7] "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 – Government of the United Kingdom". Government of the United Kingdom. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[HonQC-8] "Lord Chancellor welcomes promotion of new silks". 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[9] "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N3.