A simple header for Pandoc. Usage: ```pandoc input.md -o output.pdf --include-in-header=pandoc_latex_header.tex```

pandoc_latex_header.tex

% Figures and Graphics
\usepackage[format=hang,labelsep=endash,font=small,labelfont=bf]{caption}

% Mathematical Packages
\usepackage{xfrac} % Slanted fractions \sfrac{1}{2}

% Header Packages
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\setlength{\headheight}{15pt} % avoids fancyhdr warning
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[L]{\emph{\nouppercase{\leftmark}}}
\fancyfoot[R]{\emph{\Large{\sfrac{\thepage}{\pageref{LastPage}}}}}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{\fancyhf{}} % Remove page numbers from title page

% PDF Packages
\usepackage[section]{placeins}
\usepackage[british]{babel}
\usepackage{datetime}
\usepackage[margin=25mm]{geometry}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\definecolor{navy}{RGB}{0 0 128}
\definecolor{grey}{RGB}{128 128 128}
\hypersetup{
	bookmarksnumbered,
	bookmarksopen,
	colorlinks = true,
	citecolor = navy,
	filecolor = navy,
	linkcolor = navy,
	urlcolor = navy
}
\usepackage[all]{hypcap} % caption links go direct to figure

% Typographic Packages
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{extdash} % Provides \Endash{} and \Emdash{} for correct hairline spacing
\usepackage[footnotefigures,mathlf]{MinionPro} % Minion Pro font family from Adobe
\usepackage{inconsolata} % Monospace font