Paul Gore-Booth, Baron Gore-Booth

The Lord Gore-Booth
Gore-Booth in 1968.
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 MinisterHarold Wilson
Foreign SecretaryStewart, Brown
Preceded bySir Harold Caccia
Succeeded bySir Denis Greenhill
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to India
In office
1960–1965
Preceded byMalcolm MacDonald
Succeeded byJohn Freeman
United Kingdom Ambassador to Burma
In office
1953–1956
Preceded byRichard Speaight
Succeeded bySir Richard Allen
Personal details
Born(1909-02-03)3 February 1909
Doncaster
Died29 June 1984(1984-06-29) (aged 75)
Spouse
Patricia Mary Ellerton
(m. 1940)
Children4, including David
Alma materEton College, Balliol College
OccupationDiplomat, 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.


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