Donald MacDougall

Donald MacDougall

Sir George Donald Alastair MacDougall (26 October 1912, Glasgow – 22 March 2004) was a Scottish economist and civil servant who held enormous influence over public policy during the 1960s. He headed the Government Economic Service and acted as chief economic adviser (1969-73) to chancellors Roy Jenkins, Iain MacLeod and Anthony Barber.[1]

The son of family with a china business, MacDougall was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford.

References

  1. ^ Posner, Michael (25 March 2004). "Obituary". London: The Guardian. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/politicsobituaries/story/0,,1177490,00.html. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 

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