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Sir Arthur Michael Palliser GCMG |PC (9 April 1922 - 19 June 2012)^[1] was the vice chairman of the Salzburg Seminar's Board of Directors and a senior British diplomat.

Born in Reigate, Surrey, Pallister received his education at Wellington College. Appointed a Second Lieutenant 21 November 1942, he served in the Coldstream Guards during World War II.^[2] In 1947, he joined the British Diplomatic Service and held a number of appointments at home and abroad including Head of the Policy Planning Staff, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Minister at the British Embassy in Paris, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Communities, and, from 1975–1982, Permanent Under-Secretary of State and Head of the Diplomatic Service. From April to July 1982, during the Falklands campaign, he served as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office.

He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1983.^[3] That same year, he joined the board of the London investment bank Samuel Montagu & Co., a subsidiary of the Midland Bank, of which he became a deputy chairman. He was chairman of Samuel Montagu from 1984–1993, then vice chairman until his retirement in 1996.

From 1983-1992, he was non-executive director of several industrial companies. From 1986-1994, he was a member of the board of the Royal National Theatre. Sir Michael has served on the faculty of many Salzburg Seminar Sessions.

In 1948, Sir Michael married Marie Marguerite Spaak, daughter of Belgian statesman Paul-Henri Spaak. They had three sons: Anthony, a painter, Peter, a screenwriter, and Nicholas, an actor.

References

^ David Hannay (20 June 2012). "Sir Michael Palliser | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ "No. 35830". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 18 December 1942.
^ "No. 49375". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 10 June 1983.

External links

PALLISER, Rt Hon. Sir (Arthur) Michael International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006.

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[1] David Hannay (20 June 2012). "Sir Michael Palliser | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[2] "No. 35830". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 18 December 1942.

[3] "No. 49375". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 10 June 1983.

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-'''Sir Arthur Michael Palliser''' [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]] (9 April 1922 - 19 June 2012)<ref>{{cite web|author=David Hannay |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jun/20/sir-michael-palliser?newsfeed=true |title=Sir Michael Palliser &#124; Politics |publisher=The Guardian |date=20 June 2012 |accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref> was the vice chairman of the [[Salzburg Seminar]]'s Board of Directors and a senior British [[diplomat]].
+'''Sir Arthur Michael Palliser''' [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]] [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom||PC]] (9 April 1922 - 19 June 2012)<ref>{{cite web|author=David Hannay |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jun/20/sir-michael-palliser?newsfeed=true |title=Sir Michael Palliser &#124; Politics |publisher=The Guardian |date=20 June 2012 |accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref> was the vice chairman of the [[Salzburg Seminar]]'s Board of Directors and a senior British [[diplomat]].
-Born in [[Reigate]], [[Surrey]], Pallister received his education at [[Wellington College (Berkshire)|Wellington College]] and served in the [[Coldstream Guards]] during [[World War II]]. In 1947, he joined the British Diplomatic Service and held a number of appointments at home and abroad including Head of the Policy Planning Staff, Private Secretary to the [[Prime Minister]], [[Minister (diplomacy)|Minister]] at the British Embassy in [[Paris]], [[Ambassador]] and Permanent Representative to the European Communities, and, from 1975–1982, [[Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office|Permanent Under-Secretary of State]] and Head of the Diplomatic Service. From April to July 1982, during the Falklands campaign, he served as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office.
+Born in [[Reigate]], [[Surrey]], Pallister received his education at [[Wellington College (Berkshire)|Wellington College]].  Appointed a [[Second_Lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_Commonwealth|Second Lieutenant]] 21 November 1942, he served in the [[Coldstream Guards]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{londongazette|issue=35830|startpage=5552|supp=x|date=18 December 1942}}</ref> In 1947, he joined the British Diplomatic Service and held a number of appointments at home and abroad including Head of the Policy Planning Staff, Private Secretary to the [[Prime Minister]], [[Minister (diplomacy)|Minister]] at the British Embassy in [[Paris]], [[Ambassador]] and Permanent Representative to the European Communities, and, from 1975–1982, [[Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office|Permanent Under-Secretary of State]] and Head of the Diplomatic Service. From April to July 1982, during the Falklands campaign, he served as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office.
-He was appointed a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1983. That same year, he joined the board of the London investment bank [[Samuel Montagu & Co.]], a subsidiary of the [[Midland Bank]], of which he became a deputy chairman. He was chairman of Samuel Montagu from 1984–1993, then vice chairman until his retirement in 1996.
+He was appointed a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1983.<ref>{{londongazette|issue=49375|startpage=1|supp=x|date=10 June 1983}}</ref> That same year, he joined the board of the London investment bank [[Samuel Montagu & Co.]], a subsidiary of the [[Midland Bank]], of which he became a deputy chairman. He was chairman of Samuel Montagu from 1984–1993, then vice chairman until his retirement in 1996.
 From 1983-1992, he was non-executive director of several industrial companies. From 1986-1994, he was a member of the board of the Royal [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. Sir Michael has served on the faculty of many Salzburg Seminar Sessions.