Background
CALDECOTE, Robert Andrew Inskip was born on October 8, 1917. Parents: 1st Viscount Caldecote and Lady Augusta (née Boyle).
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Robert Andrew Inskip CALDECOTE, Member of the House of Lords. Distinguished Service Cross, 1941; Honorary FSIAD, 1976; Honorary Doctor of Science, Cranfield, 1976, Aston, 1979 Bristol, 1982 City, 1983; Honorary Doctor of Laws, London, 1981, Cambridge, 1983; Honorary Fellow, Institute of Civil Engineers FRINA, 1982; Honorary FIEE, 1984; Honorary FI MechE; FEng.; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. 1987.
Education
Eton; King’s College, Cambridge, Master of Arts. Spoken languages: poor french.
Career
House of Lords, since 1947. United Kingdom delegate, United Nations, 1952. Member. Review Board for Government Contracts, 1969-1976.
Member, Inflation Accounting Committee, 1974-1975. Member, British Railways Board, 1979-1985. Member, Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development, 1981-1984.
Chairman, British Broadcasting Corporation General Advisory Council, 1982-1985. Member. House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, since 1987. RNVR. 1939-1945; Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 1946-1947.
Assistant Manager, VickersArmstrong Naval Yard, 1947-1948. Fellows, King’s College and Lecturer, Engineering Department, Cambridge, 1948-1955. Member. Church Assembly.
1950-1955; Director, English Electric Company, 1953-1969. Managing Director, English Electric Aviation, 1960-1963. Deputy Managing Director, British Aircraft Corporation, 1961-1967.
Chairman, EDC Movement of Exports. 1965-1972; President, Society of British Aerospace Companies, 1965-1966. President, International Association, of Aeronautical and Space Equipment Manufacturers, 1966-1968, and Parly, and Scientific Committee, 1966-1969.
Director, Consolidated Gold Fields, 1969-1978. Chairman, Export Council for Europe, 1970-1971. Chairman, Design Council, 1972-1980.
Chairman, Delta Group pic, 1972-1980. Director, Lloyds Bank, 1975-1988. Member. Engineering Industries Council, 1975-1982.
ProChancellor, Cranfield Institut, of Technology, 1976-1984. Chairman, Legal and General Group, 1977-1980. Director, Lloyds Bank International, 1979-1985.
Director, Equity Capital For Industry, 1980-1986. Chairman, Investors In Industry, 1980-1987. Member. Engineering Council, 1982-1985.
Chairman, Mary RoseTrust, 1983-1992. Director, W.S. Atkins Ltd., 1985-1992. President, Dean Close School 1962-1992.
Vice-President, St. Lawrence College.
Religion
C of E.
Membership
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Clubs: Athenaeum; Pratts. Royal Ocean Racing Club.
Royal Yacht Squadron.
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Spouse Viscountess Caldecote (née Hamilton), 1942. Children: one son, two d.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Conservative Party
Awards
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Distinguished Service Cross, 1941. Honorary FSIAD, 1976. Honorary Doctor of Science, Cranfield, 1976, Aston, 1979 Bristol, 1982 City, 1983. Honorary Doctor of Laws, London, 1981, Cambridge, 1983. Honorary Fellow, Institute of Civil Engineers FRINA, 1982. Honorary FIEE, 1984; Honorary FI MechE. FEng.; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.Distinguished Service Cross, 1941. Honorary FSIAD, 1976. Honorary Doctor of Science, Cranfield, 1976, Aston, 1979 Bristol, 1982 City, 1983.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, London, 1981, Cambridge, 1983. Honorary Fellow, Institute of Civil Engineers FRINA, 1982. Honorary FIEE, 1984; Honorary FI MechE.
FEng.; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.