Frank Edward Figgures

British civil servant
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IntroBritish civil servant
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasCivil servant
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth5 March 1910
Death27 November 1990 (aged 80 years)
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Biography

Sir Frank Edward Figgures (5 March 1910 – 27 November 1990) was a British civil servant, noted as the first secretary-general of the European Free Trade Association from 1960 to 1965. In this position he promoted a more united Europe through economic cooperation.
Figgures served as a soldier in World War II. In 1946 he served as under-Secretary to HM Treasury, helping in Britain's recovery effort, and from 1948 to 1951 he served as Director of Trade and Finance for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. He served in various other treasury positions before heading the EFTA in 1960.

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