Christopher Herzig Explained

Christopher Herzig (24 October 1926 – 1 September 1993) was a British civil servant. He served as Principal Private Secretary to four cabinet ministers, including Lord Hailsham and Sir Edward Boyle.[1]

Christopher was the son of Leopold Adolf Herzig.[2]

Herzig was involved with Frank Cousins, C. P. Snow, Patrick Blackett and Maurice Dean in setting up the Ministry of Technology in 1964.[3]

Family life

He married Rachel Buxton, the daughter of P. A. Buxton on 19 July 1952. They had five children together.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Times, 1993, UK, English . Internet archive . The Times . 9 August 2018 . English . 1993.
  2. Web site: Christopher Herzig . thepeerage.com . Darryl Lundy . 9 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Ministry of Technology . mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk . 9 August 2018 . en.