About John Woods
Lived 1895 – 1962 (aged 67). John Woods was a British civil servant.
Sir John Harold Edmund Woods, GCB, MVO (20 April 1895 – 2 December 1962) was a senior British civil servant. He was Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Production from 1943 to 1945, and to the Board of Trade from 1945 to 1951. He was therefore responsible for maintaining production during the Second World War, and then managing (and winding down) post-war controls and increasing the United Kingdom's exports. He had been Principal Assistant Secretary at HM Treasury between 1940 and 1943, overseeing expenditure for the armed forces during the Second World War. Woods was appointed MVO in 1930, CB in 1943, KCB in 1945 and GCB in 1949.
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Who was John Woods?
British civil servant
When was John Woods born?
John Woods was born on 20 April 1895.
When did John Woods die?
John Woods died on 2 December 1962.
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John Woods was a civil servant.
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John Woods was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Woods. https://biography.guide/john-woods-civil-servant/
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