Sir Louis Petch, KCB (16 August 1913 – 29 March 1981) was an English civil servant. Educated at

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, he entered the civil service in 1937 and moved to the Treasury in 1945, becoming Second Secretary in 1966. He was Second

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of the

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from 1968 to 1969, chairman of the

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from 1969 to 1973, and chairman of the

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from 1974 to 1979. "Petch, Sir Louis"
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, 2021). Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Petch, Louis 1913 births 1981 deaths English civil servants Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath