The Lord Helsby | |
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.jpg) Laurence Norman Helsby, Baron Helsby in 1955 | |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1947–1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Leslie Rowan |
| Succeeded by | Denis Rickett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurence Norman Helsby (1908-04-27)27 April 1908 |
| Died | 5 December 1978(1978-12-05) (aged 70) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Sedbergh School |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
| Awards | CB(1950) KBE(1955) GCB(1963) |
Laurence Norman Helsby, Baron HelsbyGCB KBE (27 April 1908 – 5 December 1978) was a Britishcivil servant.
Laurence Helsby was born on 27 April 1908 and educated atSedbergh School in Cumbria, before studying atKeble College, Oxford. He lectured in economics at theUniversity College of the South West of England (a predecessor institution of theUniversity of Exeter) between 1930 and 1931 and at theUniversity of Durham between 1931 and 1945.
In 1946, he joined theCivil Service, initially as an Assistant Secretary in theTreasury, before becomingPrincipal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister,Clement Attlee, between 1947 and 1950.
After a period working in theMinistry of Food, he was appointedFirst Civil Service Commissioner in 1954, transferring in 1959 to becomePermanent Secretary of theMinistry of Labour. In 1963, he was made jointPermanent Secretary to the Treasury andHead of the Home Civil Service. Following his retirement, he was created alife peer on 21 May 1968 with the titleBaron Helsby, of Logmore in the County of Surrey.[1][2]
Helsby was made aCompanion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the1950 New Year Honours,[3] and was advanced toKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the1963 New Year Honours;[4] he had also been previouslyknighted (KBE) in the1955 New Year Honours.[5]
He was awarded anHonorary Fellowship of Keble College in 1959, and received honorary degrees from the universities of Exeter and Durham.
He married in 1938 to Wölmett whom he had met whilst teaching at Durham. The union produced a son and a daughter.[6] Lord Helsby died on 5 December 1978.[2]
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| Preceded by | Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1947–1950 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by SirPaul Sinker | First Civil Service Commissioner 1954–1959 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded byas Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and National Service | Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour 1959–1962 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by SirNorman Brook | Head of the Home Civil Service 1963–1968 | Succeeded by |
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