Douglas Wass, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Douglas Wass

British civil servant

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1923

Date of Death: 04-Jan-2017

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir Douglas William Gretton Wass (15 April 1923 – 4 January 2017) was a British civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1974 to 1983. He was educated at Nottingham High School and St John's College, Cambridge.Wass was Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1974 to 1983 and served as joint head of the civil service in 1981.He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1971, elevated to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1975 and further elevated to Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in 1980.
In 1985, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters) by the University of Bath.In 1983, Sir Douglas presented the annual BBC Reith Lectures.
In a series of six lectures titled Government and the Governed, he examined the role and responsibilities of government. Wass died on 4 January 2017 at the age of 93.