Background
ROBENS, Baron was born on December 18, 1910 in Manchester. Son of George and Edith Robens.
ROBENS, Baron was born on December 18, 1910 in Manchester. Son of George and Edith Robens.
Council School.
Minister of Transport 1945-1947. Parliament. Secretary Minister of Fuel and Power 1947-1951. Minister of Labour April-October 1951.
Labour Relations Consultant, Atomic Power Construction Limited.
1960; Deputy Chairman National Coal Board 1960-1961, Chairman 1961-1971. Chairman Johnson Matthey and Company Limited.
83, Honorary President 1983-1986. Chairman Vickers Limited.
1971-1979, Saint Regis Newspapers 1975-1980, Snamprogetti 1980-1988 (President since 1988), Alfred Robens Associates since 1984.
Director American Medical (Europe) Limited. since 1981. President Advertising Association 1963-1967. Chairman Foundation on Automation and Employment 1970.
Chairman Council of the Manchester Business School 1970-1979.
Chairman Government Enquiry into Safety and Health of People at Work. Chairman Engineering Industries Council since 1976.
Governor Queen Elizabeth’s Training College, for the Disabled 1951-1980. Chair, of Governors Guy’s Hospital 74.
Director J. H. Sankey and Son Limited., Bank of England 1966-1981, Saint Regis Paper Company (United Kingdom) 1971-1981, Saint Regis Institute (United Kingdom) 1976-1981, Trusthouse-Forte 1971-1985, Times Newspapers Holdings Limited.
1980-1983. Chairman Jt. Economics Mission to Malta 1967. Chancellor, University of Surrey 1966-1977.
Fellow, Manchester College, of Science and Technology since 1965.
Honorary Doctorate.C.L. (Newcastle, Manchester), Honorary Doctor of Laws (Leicester,- London and Manchester Universities). Mackintosh.
National Economic Development Council 71; Royal Commission, on Trade Unions and Employers" Associations 1965-1968.
Married Eva Powell in 1937.