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Sir Jonathan Stephens KCB (born 8 February 1960) is a British civil servant who has been Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office since June 2014, and has served as the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). ==Biography== Stephens was born in 1960 in Bromley, Kent (now part of London). He is the son of Prescot and Peggy (''née'' Pike) Stephens.〔England & Wales births 1837-2006; Vol. 5B, pp. 256〕 He was educated at Sevenoaks School, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He and his wife, Rev Penny Stephens, whom he married in 1983, have one daughter and one son. Stephens joined the Civil Service in the Northern Ireland Office in 1983, being promoted through various grades before transferring to the Cabinet Office as Director of Modernising Public Service in 2000. In 2001, he was seconded to HM Treasury where he rose to be Managing Director of Public Services 2004-06, replacing Sir Nicholas Macpherson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Departmental Report 2003 )〕 In 2006, Stephens was appointed Permanent Secretary of DCMS to replace Dame Sue Street on her retirement. During his time at the DCMS, he oversaw the organisation of major events, including 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 Paralympic Games in London, and the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/jonathan-stephens )〕 From September 2013 to May 2014, Stephens worked as a reviewer at HM Treasury, and joined the Northern Ireland Office as Permanent Secretary in June 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Stephens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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