Robin Mountfield
British civil servant
About Robin Mountfield
Lived 1939 – 2011 (aged 72). Robin Mountfield was a British.
Sir Robin Mountfield, KCB (16 October 1939 – 9 November 2011) was a British civil servant, who retired in 1999 from his most senior post as Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office.
Early life and education Mountfield was born on 16 October 1939. He attended Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby and then Magdalen College, Oxford. His daughter, Helen Mountfield, is a barrister and the Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford.
He died on 9 November 2011. and was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order (KCB) in the 1999 New Year Honours shortly after his retirement.
Styles Mr Robin Mountfield (1939–1988) Mr Robin Mountfield CB (1998–1999) Sir Robin Mountfield KCB (1999–2011)
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British civil servant (1939–2011)
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Robin Mountfield was born on 16 October 1939.
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Robin Mountfield died on 9 November 2011.
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