Michael Palliser
 Michael Palliser     (diplomat, businessman) | |
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| Born | 9 April 1922 |
| Died | 19 June 2012 (Age 90) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Wellington College, Merton College (Oxford) |
| Parents | Arthur Palliser |
| Spouse | Marie Marguerite Spaak |
| Member of | Trilateral Commission |
| Relatives | Paul-Henri Spaak |
Spooky UK diplomat, first first permanent representative to the European Communities. Married to the daughter of Paul-Henri Spaak. Bilderberger.
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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
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
References
- ↑ a b https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jun/20/sir-michael-palliser?newsfeed=true
- ↑ a b https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9345252/Sir-Michael-Palliser.html
- ↑ a b c Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 318.
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35830/supplement/5552
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49375/supplement/1
- ↑ https://www.salzburgglobal.org/people?userID=2460&viewType=1&cHash=93fa4b73ad0468a6b34e602b16f4f16d
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