Jonathan Phillips (civil servant)

Sir Jonathan Phillips KCB (b. 21 May 1952),[1][2] is a retired British civil servant who served as Warden of Keble College, Oxford from 2010 to 2022.[3][4]

Sir Jonathan Phillips
Warden of Keble College, Oxford
In office
2010–2022
Preceded byDame Averil Cameron
Succeeded bySir Michael Jacobs
Personal details
Born (1952-05-21) 21 May 1952 (age 71)

Phillips was appointed as Permanent Secretary of the Northern Ireland Office in 2005 to replace Sir Joseph Pilling),[2] having been Director-General, Political since 2002. Just before he retired in 2010, the Northern Ireland Office transferred a large portion of its duties to the Northern Ireland Executive as part of devolution, and the job of Accounting Officer transferred to the Director-General, Political, Hillary Jackson.[5] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[6]

He lives with his wife, Amanda, and has two sons, one of whom was elected a Fellow by examination of All Souls' College, Oxford in 2005.[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. London. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014. Sir Jonathan Phillips, Warden of Keble College, Oxford, 61
  2. ^ a b Great Britain, Northern Ireland Office (2005). Northern Ireland Office Autumn performance report 2005 (Cm. 6720). London, UK: The Stationery Office (TSO). p. 5. ISBN 9780101672023.
  3. ^ "Sir Jonathan Phillips elected new Warden of Keble". Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  4. ^ "From the New Warden". Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ Northern Ireland Office (19 July 2010). "Resource Accounts 2009/10" (PDF). pp. 1, 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  6. ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 2.
  7. ^ "the brick - The Newsletter for Keble Alumni" (PDF). October 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  8. ^ "All Souls College Oxford". asc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
Government offices
Preceded by
Unknown
Director-General, Political,
Northern Ireland Office

2002–2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent Secretary,
Northern Ireland Office

2005–2010
Succeeded by
Hillary Jackson
as Director-General
Academic offices
Preceded by Warden of Keble College, Oxford
2010–2022
Succeeded by