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 served on the faculty of many Salzburg Seminar Sessions.
Personal lifeedit
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]
PALLISER, Rt Hon. Sir (Arthur) Michael International Who's Who. accessed 1 September 2006.
Interview with Sir Arthur Michael Palliser & transcript 29 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1999
michael, palliser, arthur, gcmg, april, 1922, june, 2012, senior, british, diplomat, served, permanent, under, secretary, state, foreign, affairs, from, 1975, 1982, contents, life, personal, life, honours, references, external, linkslife, editborn, reigate, su. Sir Arthur Michael Palliser GCMG PC 9 April 1922 19 June 2012 1 was a senior British diplomat who served as the Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1982 Contents 1 Life 1 1 Personal life 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksLife editBorn 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 served in the Coldstream Guards during World War II 3 4 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 served as 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 amp 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 served on the faculty of many Salzburg Seminar Sessions Personal life edit 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 Honours editKnight of the Order of Orange Nassau with Swords 1947 3 6 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 1966 7 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 1973 8 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 1977 9 Her Majesty s Most Honourable Privy Council 1983 5 References edit a b David Hannay 20 June 2012 Sir Michael Palliser Politics The Guardian Retrieved 21 June 2012 a b Sir Michael Palliser The Telegraph 20 June 2012 Retrieved 21 June 2012 a b c d Levens R G C ed 1964 Merton College Register 1900 1964 Oxford Basil Blackwell p 318 No 35830 The London Gazette Supplement 18 December 1942 p 5552 a b No 49375 The London Gazette Supplement 10 June 1983 p 1 No 37961 The London Gazette Supplement 20 May 1947 p 2289 No 44004 The London Gazette Supplement 3 June 1966 p 6532 No 45860 The London Gazette Supplement 29 December 1972 p 4 No 47102 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1976 p 3 External links editPALLISER Rt Hon Sir Arthur Michael International Who s Who accessed 1 September 2006 Interview with Sir Arthur Michael Palliser amp transcript Archived 29 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine British Diplomatic Oral History Programme Churchill College Cambridge 1999 Diplomatic posts Preceded bySir Oliver Wright Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister1966 1969 Succeeded bySir Edward Youde Preceded byNewly created appointment Permanent Representatives to the European Economic Community1973 1975 Succeeded byDonald Maitland Preceded byBaron Brimelow Permanent Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office1975 1982 Succeeded byAntony Acland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Palliser amp oldid 1223490215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
