Sir George Herbert Andrew, KCMG, CB (19 March 1910 – 18 August 1985) was an English civil servant. Educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he entered the Patent Office in 1931, moving to the Board of Trade in 1938, where he became second secretary in 1955 and was heavily involved in negotiations to enter the Common Market in 1961–63. He moved to the Ministry of Education in 1963 as a deputy secretary; later that year, he was appointed Permanent Secretary. In 1964, the Ministry became the Department for Education and Science and he remained Permanent Secretary, jointly initially and then alone until he retired in 1970. In retirement, was ordained a priest in the Church of England and served in several curacies in Yorkshire.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Peter Gosden, "Andrew, Sir (George) Herbert", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2004). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The Rev Sir Herbert Andrew", The Times (London), 23 August 1985, p. 12. Gale CS202871063.
Government offices
Preceded by Permanent Secretary of the
Ministry of Education

1963–1964
Succeeded by
himself and
Sir Maurice Dean
as Permanent Secretaries of the
Department for Education and Science
Preceded by
himself
as Permanent Secretary of the
Ministry of Education
Permanent Secretary of the
Department for Education and Science

1964–1970
With: Sir Maurice Dean (1964)
Sir Bruce Fraser (1964–1965)
Succeeded by