Leslie Evans

Leslie Evans
Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government
In office July 2015 – 31 December 2021
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Sir Peter Housden
Succeeded by	John-Paul Marks
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-11) 11 December 1958 (age 65) Northern Ireland
Alma mater	University of Liverpool
Profession	Civil Servant

Leslie Evans (born 11 December 1958) is the former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government. In this role, Evans was the principal policy adviser to the First Minister and Secretary to the Scottish Cabinet. Evans was the senior civil servant in Scotland and led more than 5,000 civil servants working for the Scottish Government, supporting development, implementation and communication of government policies, in accordance with the Civil Service Code. At a UK level, she was a member of the Civil Service Board. She was succeeded as Permanent Secretary by John-Paul Marks in January 2022.^[1]