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Unwin, James Brian Son of Reginald and Winifred Annie (Walthall) Unwin.
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James Brian Unwin
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Master of Arts, University of Oxford Master of Arts, Yale University honorary fellow, New College, 1997.
Career
Assistant principal, CRO, 1960;
private secretary, British High Commissioner, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1961-1964;
1st secretary, British High Commission, Accra, 1964-1965;
with, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1965-1968;
transferred to, Her Majesty Treasury, 1968;
private secretary, Chief Secretary to Treasury, 1970-1972;
assistant secretary, 1972;
under secretary, 1976;
seconded to Cabinet Office, 1981-1983;
deputy secretary, Her Majesty Treasury, 1983-1985;
chairman, Board Her Majesty Customs and Excise, 1987-1993;
president, Customs Cooperation Council, 1991-1992;
chairman, Civil Svc. Sports Council, 1989-1993;
president, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg, since 1993;
chairman supervisory board, European Investment Fund, Luxembourg, since 1994;
governor, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, since 1993. Member of advisory board IMPACT, 1990-1993.
Board directors Center d'Etudes Prospectives, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member of the board of directors, Foundation Pierre Werner, Member Reform Club, Kingswood Village Club (Surrey).
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Married Diana Susan Scott, 1964. 3 children.
