Peter William Youens

Deceased Person

1916 – 2000

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Who was Peter William Youens?

Sir Peter William Youens, CMG, OBE played an important role in the transition of Nyasaland to independence as Malawi in 1964. He was Deputy Chief Secretary of Nyasaland from 1953 to 1963, and secretary to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Malawi from 1963 to 1966, where he enjoyed the confidence of the prime minister Hastings Banda. After leaving Malawi he was prominent as a director of Lonrho.

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Born
Apr 29, 1916
Brodsworth
Education
  • Wadham College, Oxford
  • King Edward VII School
Died
2000
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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