Alan Marre

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Sir Alan Samuel Marre (25 February 1914 - 20 March 1990) was the second Parliamentary Ombudsman. He served as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, 1971-76 and Health Service Commmissioner for England, Wales and Scotland, 1973-76.

He was married to Romola Mary, nee Gilling, who had a distinguished career of her own in public and charitable life. He had one son and one daughter.

Education: St Olave's; Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he achieved a double first.

[edit] Career

• Ministry of Health: Assistant Principal, 1936; Principal, 1941; Asst Secretary, 1946; Under-Secretary, 1952-63
• Under-Secretary, Ministry of Labour, 1963-64
• Deputy Secretary: Ministry of Health, 1964-66
• Deputy Secretary: Ministry of Labour (later Department of Employment and Productivity), 1966-68
• Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-71

[edit] Other offices held

• Chairman: Age Concern England, 1977-80
• Chairman: Crown Housing Assoc., 1978-90
• Chairman: Rural Dispensing Cttee, 1983-87
• Member, British Nutrition Foundation, 1981-90 (Chairman, 1983-85)
• Vice-Chairman, Advisort Committee on Distinction Awards for Consultants, 1979-85
• Trustee, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1977-83
• President, The Maccabaeans, 1982-90

He was made a CB in 1955 and a KCB in 1970.