Charles Powell

Charles David Powell, Baron Powell of Bayswater, KCMG, OBE (born 6 July 1941), is a diplomat, politician and businessman. He served as a key foreign policy advisor to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during the 1980s. His brother, Jonathan Powell, was chief of staff to Tony Blair throughout his period as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007, and his father was Air Vice-Marshal John Frederick Powell. Powell was educated at The Cathedral Choir School, Canterbury, The King's School, Canterbury and New College, Oxford, from where he graduated in 1963 with a BA in Modern History. Charles Powell joined the Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1963. His first posting was as Third Secretary to Helsinki in 1965, where he was promoted to...