Michael Palliser
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Sir Arthur Michael Palliser GCMG
(born 9 April 1922) is the vice chairman of the Salzburg Seminar's Board of Directors and a former senior British Diplomat
.
Born in Reigate
, Surrey
, he received his education at Wellington College and served in the Coldstream Guards during World War II. 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, a Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
, then Minister at the British Embassy in Paris
, Ambassador
and Permanent Representative to the European Communities and finally 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. In that year he joined the board of the London investment bank Samuel Montagu, 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. From 1986 to 1994, he was a member of the board of the Royal National Theatre
. Sir Michael has served on the faculty of many Salzburg Seminar Sessions.
Married Marie Marguerite Spaak 1948 daughter of Belgian statesman Paul-Henri Spaak
. They had three sons: the painter Anthony Palliser
screen-writer Peter and actor Nicholas.
Order of St Michael and St George
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(born 9 April 1922) is the vice chairman of the Salzburg Seminar's Board of Directors and a former senior British Diplomat
Diplomat
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.
Born in Reigate
Reigate
Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead...
, Surrey
Surrey
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, he received his education at Wellington College and served in the Coldstream Guards during World War II. 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, a Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
, then Minister at the British Embassy in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
and Permanent Representative to the European Communities and finally from 1975 to 1982 Permanent Under-Secretary of State
Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office
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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
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1983. In that year he joined the board of the London investment bank Samuel Montagu, 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. From 1986 to 1994, he was a member of the board of the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
. Sir Michael has served on the faculty of many Salzburg Seminar Sessions.
Married Marie Marguerite Spaak 1948 daughter of Belgian statesman Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul Henri Charles Spaak was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman.-Early life:Paul-Henri Spaak was born on 25 January 1899 in Schaerbeek, Belgium, to a distinguished Belgian family. His grandfather, Paul Janson was an important member of the Liberal Party...
. They had three sons: the painter Anthony Palliser
Anthony Palliser
Anthony Palliser is a painter. He has lived in Paris since leaving university in 1971 .He studied in England at Downside school and graduated from New College Oxford. In 1967 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome....
screen-writer Peter and actor Nicholas.