John Henry Bremridge
| Sir John Henry Bremridge | |
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| Financial Secretary of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1981–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 July 1925 Transvaal,South Africa |
| Died | 6 May 1994 (aged 68) |
| Father | Godfrey Bremridge |
Sir John Henry Bremridge (彭勵治爵士), KBE, JP, MA[1] (12 July 1925 – 6 May 1994) was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1981 to 1986. He was the first Financial Secretary who was not a civil servant.
Early Years
Bremridge was born in 1925 in Transvaal, South Africa to British parents (Godfrey Bremridge) on an orange farm, but left in 1933 for Britain where he grew up.[2]
Career
He served in the British Army (Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)) during World War II (1943-1947), read law at Oxford before joining Swire in 1949 where he rose as was a senior member of staff in the John Swire and Sons (Hong Kong) (Swire Group) and held various corporate boards:[3]
- Chairman, Swire Pacific Limited 1973-1980
- Chairman, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited 1973-1980
- Non-executive Director, Schroders plc 1987-1989
- Director, John Swire and Sons 1987
Hong Kong Government
In the 1980s he left the private sector to become Financial Secretary and remained until 1986 to return to the corporate world.
Later Years and Death
Bremridge's health suffered after a fall in 1987 and never fully recovered, dying in 1994 in London.[4] He was survived by his wife and children (Anne, Elizabeth, Charles and Henry.[5]
References
- ↑ University of Oxford Gazette, retrieved 6 May 2006
- ↑ http://www.chessdevon.co.uk/HTML/Pioneers/hb1/base.htm
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-john-bremridge-1435928.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-john-bremridge-1435928.html
- ↑ http://www.chessdevon.co.uk/HTML/Pioneers/hb1/base.htm
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Charles Philip Haddon-Cave |
Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1981–1986 |
Succeeded by Sir Piers Jacobs |