Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale
Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale GCB (born July 8, 1912 in Sheffield , † November 27, 2007 ) was a British civil servant and peer.
Career
Allen was taught at King Edward VII School in Sheffield and Queens' College in Cambridge . He joined the Home Office in 1934 . From 1955 to 1960 he was Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government . In 1963 he succeeded Burke Trend as Second Permanent Secretary of the Treasury ( HM Treasury ) and was there responsible for the public service until 1966. From 1966 to 1972 he was permanent secretary in the home office.
In 1964 he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and in 1970 he was raised to the Knight Grand Cross of the same order. In 1976 he was promoted to Life Peer as Baron Allen of Abbeydale , of the City of Sheffield . In the House of Lords , he sat as CROSSBENCHER . From 1973 to 1978 he was a member of the Pearson Commission.
family
Baron Allen was married to Marjorie Brenda Coe († 2002) since 1936. The marriage remained childless.
Web links
- Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale on thepeerage.com
- Obituary: Lord Allen of Abbeydale . In: The Telegraph of November 29, 2007
- Obituary: Lord Allen of Abbeydale. Reforming Whitehall mandarin with a taste for speedy sports cars . In: The Guardian of November 11, 2007
- THE BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE: PERMANENT SECRETARIES AND OTHER SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1900 (PDF; 139 kB)
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| SURNAME | Allen, Philip, Baron Allen of Abbeydale |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allen of Abbeydale, Philip Allen, Baron |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British civil servant and peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheffield |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2007 |