Background
PITBLADO, David was born on August 18, 1912 in London. Son of Robert B. Pitblado and Mary (nee Sear).
PITBLADO, David was born on August 18, 1912 in London. Son of Robert B. Pitblado and Mary (nee Sear).
Strand School, London, Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Middle Temple.
Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Dominions Affairs 1937. North. American Secretary War Cabinet Office 1942. Joined Treasury 1942.
United Kingdom delegation San Francisco Conference 1945, and United Nations meetings 1946.
Under-Secretary Economics Planning Staff, Treasury 1949-1951. Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister (Lord Attlee, Sir Winston Churchill, Lord Avon) 1951-1956.
Financial Attache, British Embassy, Washington Alternate Executive Director International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1956-1958.
Vice-Chairman Manager Board of European Payments Union and Monetary Agreement 1958-1960.
Third Secretary Treasury 1960. Executive Director for United Kingdom of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and of International Monetary Fund. Head of United Kingdom Treasury and Supply Delegate, and Economics Minister, British Embassy, Washington 1961-1963.
Deputy-Secretary, Ministry of Power 1965-1966.
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Power 1966-1969. Permanent Secretary (Industry) Ministry of Technology 196970.
Second Permanent Secretary Civil Service Department 1970-1971, Comptroller and Auditor-General 1971-1976.
Jt.; Chairman Davies Education Services 1979-1989. Consultant Institute of Directors 1977-1981.
Honorary Treasure Soldiers’, Sailors" and Airmen’s Family Association. Committee Royal Postgraduate Medical School.
Honorary Fellow, Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Married Edith Mary Evans in 1941 (died in 1978).