Sir Jonathan Stephens has been Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office since June 2014. He was previously Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Civil servants played a crucial role in the recent Northern Ireland talks, as Sir Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office, explains.
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