Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown
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The Right Honourable The Lord Kingsdown KG PC |
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Lord Kingsdown in the robes of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
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| Governor of the Bank of England | |
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In office 1983–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Edward George |
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| Born | 5 January 1926 |
| Died | 24 November 2013 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | Hon. James Leigh-Pemberton |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Profession | Economist |
Robert "Robin" Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, KG PC (5 January 1926 – 24 November 2013) was a British Peer and banker, who served as Governor of the Bank of England from 1983 to 1993.
Leigh-Pemberton was educated at St Peter's Court, then at Eton College. He attended Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1950. In 1954, he was called to the Bar, and he practised law for several years. He eventually became chairman of the National Westminster Bank, then Governor of the Bank of England from 1983 until 1993.
He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1987, and created a life peer on 14 July 1993, as Baron Kingsdown, of Pemberton in the County of Lancashire. He became a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1994, and was also the Lord Lieutenant of Kent. Between 1979 and 1992, he served as Honorary Colonel of the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry and between 1977 and 1984 he served as Pro Chancellor of the University of Kent. He also served on the board of directors of the Bank of International Settlements
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