Background
McNeill, Desmond James was born on January 11, 1948 in Tonbridge, Kent, England. Son of James Malcolm and Dorothy Jean (Macalister) McNeill. arrived in Norway, 1987.
McNeill, Desmond James was born on January 11, 1948 in Tonbridge, Kent, England. Son of James Malcolm and Dorothy Jean (Macalister) McNeill. arrived in Norway, 1987.
Bachelor in Economics, Cambridge (England) University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University London, 1988.
Planning officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 1969-1971; associate, Economics Associations Ltd., London, 1971-1975; director, Overseas Superior vena cava syndrome Development Planning Unit, London, 1975-1984; advisor, Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1978-1980; lecturer, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1984-1986; partner, Development Consulting Aktieselskab, Oslo, since 1987; advisor, Norwegian Agency Development Cooperative/ Norwegian Water Resources & Energy Administration, Oslo, 1989-1992; director, Center for Development and Environmental, Oslo, since 1992.
Member American Economics Association, Development Studies Association, Development Planning Unit (associate).
Married Signe Lise Howell, February 12, 1986. 1 child, Tika Lee.