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Kenneth Stowe is a British civil servant who has served in various roles in the government since the 1950s. He was born on 17 July 1927 in Dagenham, Essex. Stowe attended the University of London, where he earned a degree in economics. After graduating, he joined the civil service and worked in various departments, including the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Education. In the 1970s, Stowe was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Department of Education and Science, a position he held until his retirement in 1983. During his tenure, he was responsible for the introduction of the Open University and the expansion of higher education. Stowe was awarded a knighthood in the 1981 New Year Honours for his services to education. After his retirement, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1983 New Year Honours. Stowe is married to his wife, Margaret, and they have two children. He is 88 years old.

Popular As Kenneth Ronald Stowe
Occupation Civil servant
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 17 July 1927
Birthday 17 July
Birthplace Dagenham, Essex
Date of death (2015-08-29)
Died Place Lingen, Herefordshire
Nationality Ireland

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Who Is Kenneth Stowe's Wife?

His wife is Joan Frances Randall Cullen (m. 1949-1995)

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2015

He spent his later years with his partner Judith Mary Phillips and died at his home in Lingen, Herefordshire on 29 August 2015.

1987

After retirement in 1987, Stowe spent a period advising public service reform in Zimbabwe and South Africa, as well as reform programs in the UK. He received multiple honours during his time in the civil service, a CB in 1977, CVO in 1979, and KCB in 1980 and a GCB in 1986.

1979

Thatcher appointed Stowe as Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Northern Ireland Office in 1979, where he brokered an agreement during the 1980 hunger strike at Maze prison, although it did not hold. He became permanent secretary for the Department of Health and Social Security in 1981, responsible for over a million individuals in the NHS and social services departments.

1951

Stowe graduated in 1951, he joined the civil service's National Assistance Board (later to become the Ministry of Social Security), working directly with those people who were asking for help. In 1973, he began employment as under-secretary at the Cabinet Office in the Legislation Committee. When Robert Armstrong retired in 1975, he was recommended to Harold Wilson as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. He remained in the role for 4 years, serving under Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and for the first few months of Margaret Thatcher's premiership.

1949

Stowe attended Dagenham County High School and studied history, under a scholarship, at Exeter College, Oxford. On 20 August 1949, Stowe married Joan Frances Randall Cullen, a teacher, in Essex. The couple went on to have two sons and a daughter. He was widowed in 1995

1927

Sir Kenneth Ronald Stowe GCB CVO (17 July 1927 – 29 August 2015) was a senior British civil servant. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1975 to 1979, and the Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Northern Ireland Office 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1987 he was Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Security. He was made a CB in 1977, CVO in 1979, and KCB in 1980 and a GCB in 1986.

Stowe was born in Dagenham, Essex on 17 July 1927. His father Arthur Percy Stowe was maker of spectacles and his mother was Emmie Louise (Emma), née Webb.