Trevor Lloyd-Hughes

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Sir Trevor Lloyd-Hughes
Downing Street Press Secretary
In office
1964–1969
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byJohn Groves
Succeeded byJoe Haines
Personal details
Born
Trevor Denby Lloyd-Hughes

(1922-03-31)31 March 1922
Died15 February 2010(2010-02-15) (aged 87)
EducationWoodhouse Grove School, Jesus College, Oxford

Sir Trevor Denby Lloyd-Hughes (31 March 1922 - 15 February 2010) was a British civil servant who served as Downing Street Press Secretary to Prime Minister Harold Wilson between 1964 and 1969.

Career[edit]

Lloyd-Hughes was educated at Woodhouse Grove School and Jesus College, Oxford.[1] He saw active service with the 75th (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery in Italy during the Second World War.[2]

He spent 14 years as a journalist with the Liverpool Daily Post and, in that role, got to know Harold Wilson who was then the member of parliament for Huyton. Lloyd-Hughes was then recruited by Wilson and served as Downing Street Press Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1964 and 1969.[1][3]

Lloyd-Hughes received a knighthood in 1970.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Sir Trevor Lloyd-Hughes obituary". The Guardian. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ^ "Sir Trevor Lloyd-Hughes: Harold Wilson's press secretary who believed passionately in the impartiality of the job". The Independent. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Sir Trevor Lloyd-Hughes". Yorkshire Post. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

Further reading[edit]

Government offices
Preceded by
John Groves
Downing Street Press Secretary
1964-1969
Succeeded by