Roy Denman

Sir George Roy Denman, KCB, CMG (12 June 1924 – 4 April 2006), commonly known as Roy Denman, was an English civil servant and diplomat. Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, Denman entered the civil service in 1948; as the Second Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office from 1975 to 1977, he had responsibility for European issues. He joined the European Commission in 1977 as Director-General for External Affairs, serving until 1982; he was then Ambassador and Head of the European Communities Delegation in Washington from 1982 to 1989.^[1][2]

References

1. William Nicoll, "Denman, Sir (George) Roy", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2013). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
2. Stephen Bates, "Sir Roy Denman", The Guardian, 21 April 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Patrick Nairne	Second Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Head of the European Secretariat 1975–1977	Succeeded by Michael Franklin (as Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Office and Head of the European Secretariat)

External links

• The Papers of Sir Roy Denman held at Churchill Archive Centre