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Chairman Lord Ballantrae with staff at Yaba, Nigeria
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Read about some of the people who have shaped our organisation over the years
Founder
Sir Reginald 'Rex' Leeper of the Foreign Office founded the British Council in 1934
Sir Reginald Leeper, Founder of British Council.
Chairs and Chief Executive
Who was head of the British Council in which year?  Find out from our lists of chairs and Chief Executive
Lord Lloyd, Chairman 1937-41
British Council people
Read about some of our most influential figures of the 1940s: Nancy Parkinson, who enabled us to welcome visitors to the UK, Lilian Somerville, promoter of contemporary British art, and Harry Harvey Wood, who brought the Edinburgh Festival to Edinburgh
Nancy Parkinson

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