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Edward George, Baron George

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Edward Alan John George, Baron George (16 September 1938 – 18 April 2009), known as Eddie George, or "Steady Eddie", was Governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003 and sat on the board of Rothschild. [1]

34 relations: Bank for International Settlements, Bank of England, Bar (heraldry), Bezant, Carshalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer, City of London, Cornwall, Coronet, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Deputy Lieutenant, Doctor of Science, Dulwich College, Edward George, Baron George, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Gordon Brown, Governor of the Bank of England, Honorary degree, International Monetary Fund, Joint Services School for Linguists, Kenneth Clarke, Life peer, Liz George, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, Moscow State University, N M Rothschild & Sons, National service, Order of the British Empire, Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, St Tudy, The Right Honourable, United Kingdom general election, 1997, University of Buckingham, 2000 Birthday Honours.

Bank for International Settlements

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks".

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Bank of England

The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.

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Bar (heraldry)

In heraldry, a bar is an ordinary consisting of a horizontal band across the shield.

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Bezant

In the Middle Ages, the term bezant (Old French besant, from Latin bizantius aureus) was used in western Europe to describe several gold coins of the east, all derived ultimately from the Roman ''solidus''.

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Carshalton

Carshalton is a town in south London, England.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of Her Majesty's Exchequer, commonly known as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or simply the Chancellor, is a senior official within the Government of the United Kingdom and head of Her Majesty's Treasury.

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City of London

The City of London is a city and county that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London.

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow) is a county in South West England in the United Kingdom.

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Coronet

In English, a coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring.

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Deputy Governor of the Bank of England

A Deputy Governor of the Bank of England is the holder of one of a small number of senior positions at the Bank of England, reporting directly to the Governor.

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Deputy Lieutenant

In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area: an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county.

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Doctor of Science

Doctor of Science (Latin: Scientiae Doctor), usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D., or D.S., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world.

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Dulwich College

Dulwich College is a boarding and day independent school for boys in Dulwich in southeast London, England.

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Edward George, Baron George

Edward Alan John George, Baron George (16 September 1938 – 18 April 2009), known as Eddie George, or "Steady Eddie", was Governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003 and sat on the board of Rothschild.

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Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Gordon Brown

James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010.

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Governor of the Bank of England

The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Formed in 1945 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international payment system.

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Joint Services School for Linguists

The Joint Services School for Linguists (JSSL) was founded in 1951 by the British armed services to provide language training, principally in Russian, and largely to selected conscripts undergoing National Service.

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Kenneth Clarke

Kenneth Harry Clarke (born 2 July 1940) is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe since 1970.

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Life peer

In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.

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Liz George

Elizabeth George (born 1967), is an English journalist and television news correspondent and programme anchor.

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Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury

Mervyn Allister King, Baron King of Lothbury, (born 30 March 1948) is a British economist and public servant who served as the Governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2013.

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Moscow State University

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ) is a coeducational and public research university located in Moscow, Russia.

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N M Rothschild & Sons

N M Rothschild & Sons Limited or Rothschild Group (commonly referred to as Rothschild) is a British multinational investment banking company controlled by the Rothschild family.

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National service

National service is a system of either compulsory or voluntary government service, usually military service.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown

Robert "Robin" Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, (5 January 1926 – 24 November 2013) was a British Peer and banker, who served as Governor of the Bank of England from 1983 to 1993.

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St Tudy

St Tudy (Eglostudi) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and to certain collective bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, India, some other Commonwealth realms, the Anglophone Caribbean, Mauritius, and occasionally elsewhere.

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United Kingdom general election, 1997

The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997, five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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University of Buckingham

The University of Buckingham (UB) is a non-profit, private university in the UK and the oldest of the country's five private universities.

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2000 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 19 June 2000 to celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday in The United Kingdom,United Kingdom: Australia (12 June), New Zealand (13 June),New Zealand: (13 June 2000), New Zealand Gazette.

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Baron George, Edward Alan John George, Edward George, Sir Edward George.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_George,_Baron_George

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