Background
Guinness, John Ralph Sidney was born on December 23, 1935. Son of Edward Douglas and Martha Letiere (Sheldon) Guinness.
Nuclear energy company executive
Guinness, John Ralph Sidney was born on December 23, 1935. Son of Edward Douglas and Martha Letiere (Sheldon) Guinness.
Bachelor in History, Cambridge University, 1951. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1954.
With Union Discount Company Ltd., 1960-1961, Overseas Development Institute, 1961-1962. With economic relations department Foreign Office, 1962-1963. 3d secretary United Kingdom mission to United Nations FO, New York City, 1963-1964, special assistant to deputy under-secretary, under-secretary economics affairs, 1964-1966.
First secretary British High Commission Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1967-1969, central policy review staff, 1972-1975, alternate United Kingdom representative to Law of the Sea Conference, 1975-1977, seconded to CPRS, 1977-1979. From under-secretary to permanent secretary Home Civil Service, 1980-1992. Chairman British Nuclear Fuels plc, since 1992.
Chairman Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art, since 1995. Board directors United Kingdom-Japan 2000 Group, Buiness Mahon Holdings, PLC, Ocean Group PLC, Mithras Investment Trust. Member President of Ukraine's Foreign Investment Committee.
Trustee Prince's Youth Business Trust, since 1992.
Married Valerie Susan North, 1967. Three children.