Sir John William Elvidge KCB, FRSE (born 9 February 1951) is the former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government.
sˌɜː dʒˈɑːn wˈɪljəm ˈɛlvɪdʒ kˌeɪsˌiːbˈiː, ˌɛfˌɑːɹɹˌɛsˈiː bˈɔːɹn nˈaɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ɪz ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ pˈɜːmənənt sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.