Background
Priestley, Clive was born on July 12, 1935 in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of Albert Ernest and Annie May (Mellers) Priestley.
Priestley, Clive was born on July 12, 1935 in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of Albert Ernest and Annie May (Mellers) Priestley.
Bachelor in History, Nottingham University, 1956; Master of Arts in History, Nottingham University, 1958; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1967-1968.
Harkness fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1968; principal, Home Civil Svc., London, 1964-1972; assistant secretary, Home Civil Svc., London, 1974-1979; under secretary, Prime Minister' General’ s Office, London, 1979-1983; divisional director, British Telecom plc, London, 1983-1988; management consultant, British Telecom plc, London, since 1988.
Member Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1991-1994, Arts Council England, 1994-1995, 96-97. Chairman London Arts Board, 1991-1997. Vice president St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, 1992-1995, chairman, 1995-2001.
Governor Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom, since 1984, Trinity College of Music, London, since 1997. Member council Queen Mary University London, 1995-2002. Member British Society Gastroenterology, Army and Navy Club.
Married Barbara Anne Wells, April 8, 1961 (divorced 1984). Children: Alison Virginia, Rebecca Janet. Married Daphne June Loasby, September 7, 1985.