Sir Quentin Jeremy Thomas (born 1 August 1944) is a retired

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civil servant, and former president of the

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. He attended the

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and

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. He was a

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until 1999, serving in the

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and the

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. His last civil service appointment was as Head of the Constitution Secretariat. In the Northern Ireland Office from 1988 to 1998, he led the team which first met

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following the 1994 cease fire. He led the team supporting Ministers in the 1996-98 roundtable talks, chaired by United States Senator George Mitchell, which culminated in the 1998

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. He was appointed a

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in 1994 and was knighted in 1999 for "services to peace in Northern Ireland".New chief film 'censor' named
(BBC) In the Home Office he was Head of the Broadcasting Department (1984 to 1988), with responsibility for advising on the development of broadcasting policy, including cable and satellite broadcasting, and on relations between the government and the broadcasting authorities and other regulatory bodies.

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1944 births Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Living people Civil servants in the Home Office Civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office Civil servants in the Cabinet Office People educated at The Perse School Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Bachelor {{UK-gov-bio-stub