Alex Allan

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The Hon. Alexander Allan (born 9 February 1951), is the son of Lord Allan of Kilmahew.

From 1973 to 1992, Allan had various appointments in Customs & Excise and HM Treasury, aside from two years as a freelance computer consultant in Australia (1983-1985). From 1992 to 1997 he was the principal private secretary to the Prime Minister (John Major to April 1997, and Tony Blair to Aug 1997). From 1997 to 1999, he was the British High Commissioner to Australia. From 1999 to 2000 he was E-envoy for the British Government, and from 2001 to 2004 he moved to Western Australia, where he worked on a range of IT, government and international issues. He was Permanent Secretary of the then Department for Constitutional Affairs now known as the Ministry of Justice. from August 1, 2004, to November 15, 2007. On that date he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Head of Intelligence Assessment.

[edit] Education

• 1964-1969 Harrow School.
• 1969-1972 BA (Hons) Mathematics, Clare College, Cambridge.
• 1972-1973 MSc in Statistics, University College London.

[edit] Personal life

Allan married Katie Clemson in 1978. She died on 23 November, 2007.

He is also responsible for a Grateful Dead lyric and song finder website.

[edit] References

• Alex Allan. Department for Constitutional Affairs. Retrieved on 2006-04-09.

• Alex Allan: Career. Alex and Katie's Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-04-09.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Roger Carrick	High Commissioner to Australia 1997–1999	Succeeded by Sir Alastair Goodlad