The Baroness Sharp | |
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Born | Evelyn Adelaide Sharp 25 May 1903 |
Died | 1 September 1985 | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government |
Relatives | Richard Harvey (uncle) Sir John Harvey (uncle) Sir Ernest Harvey (uncle) |
Evelyn Adelaide Sharp, Baroness Sharp, GBE (25 May 1903 – 1 September 1985) was a British civil servant. She was the first woman to hold the position of Permanent Secretary, the most senior civil servant in a Ministry, at the Ministry of Housing and Local Government from 1955 to her retirement in 1966.[1][2]