The Lord Gore-Booth | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
In office 2 July 1969 – 29 June 1984 | |
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Head of HM Diplomatic Service | |
In office 1965–1969 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Foreign Secretary | Stewart, Brown |
Preceded by | Sir Harold Caccia |
Succeeded by | Sir Denis Greenhill |
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to India | |
In office 1960–1965 | |
Preceded by | Malcolm MacDonald |
Succeeded by | John Freeman |
United Kingdom Ambassador to Burma | |
In office 1953–1956 | |
Preceded by | Richard Speaight |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Doncaster | 3 February 1909
Died | 29 June 1984 | (aged 75)
Spouse |
Patricia Mary Ellerton
(m. 1940) |
Children | 4, including David |
Alma mater | Eton College, Balliol College |
Occupation | Diplomat, politician |
Paul Henry Gore-Booth, Baron Gore-Booth GCMG KCVO (3 February 1909 – 29 June 1984) was a British diplomat.
He was British High Commissioner to India, 1960 to 1965, then Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Head of HM Diplomatic Service, retiring in 1969, after which was created a life peer and went into business. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1969 until his death.