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}}'''Sir Arthur Michael Palliser'''<ref name=guardian>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jun/20/sir-michael-palliser?newsfeed=true </ref> was a senior [[United Kingdom|British]] [[diplomat]] who was the first permanent representative to the European Communities and [[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]] from 1975 to 1982. He was married to the daughter of [[Paul-Henri Spaak]], and attended the [[1986 Bilderberg meeting]].
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Born in [[Reigate]], [[Surrey]], the son of [[Arthur Palliser|Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser]], he received his education at [[Wellington College]] and [[Merton College, Oxford]].<ref name=telegraph>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9345252/Sir-Michael-Palliser.html</ref><ref name="MCreg">Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 318.</ref> Appointed a [[Second Lieutenant#United Kingdom and Commonwealth|Second Lieutenant]] 21 November 1942, he was in the [[Coldstream Guards]] during [[World War II]].<ref name=MCreg /><ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35830/supplement/5552</ref>
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==Career==
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In 1947, he joined the British Diplomatic Service and held a number of appointments at home and abroad including Head of the Policy Planning Staff, Private Secretary to the [[prime minister]], [[Minister (diplomacy)|Minister]] at the British Embassy in [[Paris]], [[Ambassador]] and Permanent Representative to the European Communities, and, from 1975 to 1982, [[Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office|Permanent Under-Secretary of State]] and Head of the Diplomatic Service. From April to July 1982, during the Falklands campaign, he was Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office.
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He was appointed a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1983.<ref name=PC>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49375/supplement/1</ref> That same year, he joined the board of the London investment bank [[Samuel Montagu & Co.]], a subsidiary of the [[Midland Bank]], of which he became a deputy chairman. He was chairman of Samuel Montagu from 1984 to 1993, then vice chairman until his retirement in 1996.
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From 1983 to 1992, he was non-executive director of several industrial companies.<ref name=telegraph/> From 1986 to 1994, he was a member of the board of the Royal [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. Sir Michael was faculty of many [[Salzburg Seminar]] Sessions.<ref>https://www.salzburgglobal.org/people?userID=2460&viewType=1&cHash=93fa4b73ad0468a6b34e602b16f4f16d</ref>
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==Personal life==
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In 1948, Sir Michael married Marie Marguerite Spaak, daughter of Belgian statesman [[Paul-Henri Spaak]].<ref name=MCreg /> They had three sons: [[Anthony Palliser|Anthony]], a painter, Peter, a screenwriter, and Nicholas, a communication executive consultant.<ref name=guardian/>
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Latest revision as of 03:19, 18 November 2024

Person.png Michael Palliser   IMDBRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat, businessman)
Michael Palliser.png
Born9 April 1922
Died19 June 2012 (Age 90)
NationalityBritish
Alma materWellington College, Merton College (Oxford)
ParentsArthur Palliser
SpouseMarie Marguerite Spaak
Member ofTrilateral Commission
RelativesPaul-Henri Spaak
Spooky UK diplomat, first first permanent representative to the European Communities. Married to the daughter of Paul-Henri Spaak. Bilderberger.

Sir Arthur Michael Palliser[1] was a senior British diplomat who was the first permanent representative to the European Communities and Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1982. He was married to the daughter of Paul-Henri Spaak, and attended the 1986 Bilderberg meeting.

Education

Born in Reigate, Surrey, the son of Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser, he received his education at Wellington College and Merton College, Oxford.[2][3] Appointed a Second Lieutenant 21 November 1942, he was in the Coldstream Guards during World War II.[3][4]

Career

In 1947, he joined the British Diplomatic Service and held a number of appointments at home and abroad including Head of the Policy Planning Staff, Private Secretary to the prime minister, Minister at the British Embassy in Paris, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Communities, and, from 1975 to 1982, Permanent Under-Secretary of State and Head of the Diplomatic Service. From April to July 1982, during the Falklands campaign, he was Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office.

He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1983.[5] That same year, he joined the board of the London investment bank Samuel Montagu & Co., a subsidiary of the Midland Bank, of which he became a deputy chairman. He was chairman of Samuel Montagu from 1984 to 1993, then vice chairman until his retirement in 1996.

From 1983 to 1992, he was non-executive director of several industrial companies.[2] From 1986 to 1994, he was a member of the board of the Royal National Theatre. Sir Michael was faculty of many Salzburg Seminar Sessions.[6]

Personal life

In 1948, Sir Michael married Marie Marguerite Spaak, daughter of Belgian statesman Paul-Henri Spaak.[3] They had three sons: Anthony, a painter, Peter, a screenwriter, and Nicholas, a communication executive consultant.[1]


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/198625 April 198627 April 1986Scotland
Gleneagles Hotel		The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants
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References

  1. ↑ a b https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jun/20/sir-michael-palliser?newsfeed=true
  2. ↑ a b https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9345252/Sir-Michael-Palliser.html
  3. ↑ a b c Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 318.
  4. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35830/supplement/5552
  5. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49375/supplement/1
  6. ↑ https://www.salzburgglobal.org/people?userID=2460&viewType=1&cHash=93fa4b73ad0468a6b34e602b16f4f16d
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