Peter Gregson

Sir Peter Lewis Gregson, (28 June 1936 – 12 December 2015) was a British civil servant. He was Permanent Secretary of the Department of Energy from 1985 to 1989, and of the Department of Trade and Industry from 1989 until his retirement in 1996.

Early life and education Gregson was born on 28 June 1936 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England. In 1945, his family moved to Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. In 1947, he won a scholarship to Nottingham High School, then an all-boys private school in Nottingham. his commission was confirmed in May 1960. He served as an education officer attached to the Sherwood Foresters. He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 March 1965.

Gregson later said that he learnt more about leadership and management during his military service than in the first few years in the civil service. In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in recognition of his service as Permanent Under Secretary Of State in the Department of Energy, and therefore granted the title sir. In the 1996 New Year Honours, he was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross (the highest rank) of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in recognition of his service as Permanent Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry.