Paul Robert Virgo Clarke

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Sir Paul Clarke
KCVO
Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
2000–2013
Personal details
Born (1953-08-13) 13 August 1953 (age 70)

Sir Paul Robert Virgo Clarke, KCVO (born 1953) is a former Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster, a position he held from 2000 until 2013.

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Early life and education

Born on 13 August 1953 [1] he was educated at Abingdon School in Abingdon-on-Thames from 1964 until 1971. [2] He was a member of the tennis team and gained half-colours, he was also a prefect in School House and played hockey for the school. [3]

Career

He started his career at the Grosvenor Estate in London as Assistant to the Executive Trustee. [4]

He was the Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2000 until 2013. [5]

In the 2009 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO). After leaving the role in 2013 [6] Clarke was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2013 Special Honours. [7]

Since leaving the Duchy he has acted as Managing Director for several companies. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Clarke, Sir Paul (Robert Virgo). Who's Who 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U23535. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4.
  2. ↑ "Valete et Salvete" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  3. ↑ "Tennis" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  4. ↑ "Sir Paul Clarke profile". Grosvenor Estate.
  5. ↑ "Duchy of Cornwall or Duchy of Lancaster". The Gazette, official public record.
  6. ↑ "Duchy of Lancaster appoints new CEO". Duchy of Lancaster.
  7. ↑ "Honours: Royal Victorian Order" . The Independent. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Paul Robert Virgo CLARKE". Companies House. Retrieved 27 September 2021.


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