Gladwyn Jebb
British diplomat (1900–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn GCMG GCVO CB PC (25 April 1900 – 24 October 1996) was a prominent British civil servant, diplomat and politician who served as the acting secretary-general of the United Nations between 1945 and 1946.
Quick Facts Member of the House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom ...
The Lord Gladwyn | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 12 April 1960 – 24 October 1996 | |
Member of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
British Ambassador to France | |
In office 1954–1960 | |
Preceded by | Sir Oliver Harvey |
Succeeded by | Sir Pierson Dixon |
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations | |
In office 1950–1954 | |
Preceded by | Sir Alexander Cadogan |
Succeeded by | Sir Pierson Dixon |
Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
Acting | |
In office 24 October 1945 – 2 February 1946 | |
Preceded by | Seán Lester (as Secretary-General of the League of Nations) |
Succeeded by | Trygve Lie |
Personal details | |
Born | Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb (1900-04-25)25 April 1900 Yorkshire, England |
Died | 24 October 1996(1996-10-24) (aged 96) Suffolk, England |
Political party | Liberal (1960–1988) Liberal Democrats (from 1988) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal and Democratic Group (1973–1976) |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Tatiana de Rosnay (granddaughter) |
Education | Sandroyd School Eton College |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
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