Sir Kenneth Ernest Berrill GBE, KCB, (28 August 1920 – 30 April 2009), was an English economist and public servant.
Sir Kenneth Berrill | |
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.jpg) Berrill in 1939/1940 | |
| Born | Kenneth Ernest Berrill 28 August 1920 London, England, |
| Died | 30 April 2009 (aged 88) Grantchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Civil servant and economist |
Early life and education edit
Born at Stoke Newington, London, Berrill was the son Stanley Ernest Berrill (1896–1984), a clerk at a men's outfitters, and Lilian May (née Blakeley).[1] He won a scholarship to University College London to train as a geography teacher, working at Romford greyhound stadium in the evenings. He subsequently transferred to the London School of Economics, where he read economics, taking a degree in 1941, then served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during World War II. He returned to LSE, completing an MA in 1949.[2][3]
Career edit
After taking his MA, Berrill was a fellow and bursar at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, moving in 1962 to King's, where he remained until 1969. At this time, he was developing a reputation as an economic adviser, including for the World Bank, OECD, and for overseas governments. In 1967, he was appointed a special adviser to the Treasury.[4]
Throughout his career, he held a number of posts including chief economic adviser to the Treasury in the closing months of Edward Heath's premiership, and head of the Central Policy Review Staff from 1974 to 1980 and the chairmanship of the Securities and Investments Board until 1988.[2] He was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) by the University of Bath in 1974.[5]
In 1950, he was member of an Anglo-Swiss expedition which was the first to climb Abi Gamin.[6]
In 1981, he became the senior partner of the prominent City stockbroking firm of Vickers da Costa.[7]
Personal life edit
In 1941, Berrill married Brenda West, with whom he had a son; he married secondly, in 1950, June Phillips, with whom he had a son and a daughter, and married thirdly, in 1977, Jane Marris.[2]
References edit
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/101464. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c Obituary – The Telegraph – 17 May 2009
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Kenneth Berrill". TheGuardian.com. 25 June 2009.
- ^ Obituary – The Times Online – 7 May 2009
- ^ "Honorary Graduates 1966 to 1988 | University of Bath". Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Obituary – The Guardian – 26 June 2009
- ^ "Obituary of Ralph Vickers". The Independent. 1992.
External links edit
- Sir Kenneth Berrill (Telegraph obituary)
- Lives remembered: Sir Kenneth Berrill…