Background
PLOWDEN, Baron was born on January 6, 1907 in Stachur, Argyll, Scotland. Son of the late Roger H. Plowden.
PLOWDEN, Baron was born on January 6, 1907 in Stachur, Argyll, Scotland. Son of the late Roger H. Plowden.
Switzerland and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Executive 1945-1946; Chief Planning Officer and Chairman Economics Planning Board in Cabinet Office and Treasury 1947-1953. Vice-Chairman Temporary Council Committee of North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1951-1952. Chairman Desig. U.K.A.E.A. 1953-1954, Chair"1954-1959.
Chairman Committee of Enquiry into Control of Public Expenditure 1959-1961, Committee of Enquiry into Organization of Representational Sendee Overseas 1963-1964, Committee of Enquiry into Aircraft Industry 1964-1965, Standing Advisory’ Committee on Pay of Higher Civil Service 1968-1970, Committee of Enquiry’ into Structure of Electricity Supply Industry 1974-1975, Enquiry into China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations"s Aims and Organisation 1974-1975.
Deputy Chairman Committee of Enquiry into Police Pay and Related Matters 1977-1979. Chairman 1981-1989); President AMDEA 1976-1987.
Chairman Tube Investments Limited. 1963-1976, President 1976-1990.
Director National Westminster Bank Limited.
1960-1977, Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited 1946-1978. President London Graduate School of Business Studies 1976-1990. Chairman Governing Body 1964-1976.
Chairman CB1 Companies
Committee 1976-1980, Vice-Chairman President's Committee 1977-1980. Chairman Equity Capital for Industry Limited. 1976-1982, Police Complaints Board 1976-1981, Police Negotiating Board 1979-1982.
Visiting Fellow’, Nuffield College, Oxford 1956-1964.
Honorary Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge 1958. Honorary Doctor of Science (Pennsylvania State) 1958, (Aston) 1972, Honorary Doctor of Letters (Loughborough) 1976.
Aircraft Supply Council, Chief. Top Salaries Review Body since 1977. Ford European Advisory Council 1976-1983, member Institute Advisory Board Southeast Bank North.A. 1983-1986.
Married Bridget Horatia Richmond, Doctorate B East., J P (Lady Plowden, in 1933.