Joe Griffin (civil servant)
Joe Griffin | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2025 | |
| First Minister | John Swinney |
| Preceded by | John-Paul Marks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, University of Oxford Vassar College |
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Joe Griffin is a Scottish civil servant currently serving as the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government since 7 April 2025. As Permanent Secretary, Griffin may attend meetings of the Scottish Cabinet, chaired by the First Minister. He has worked with the Scottish Government since 2004, serving as its Director-General for Strategy and External Affairs from 2023 until 2025 and Director-General for Education and Justice from 2021 until 2023.