Henry James (12 December 1919-10 November 1998),[1] was a British former civil servant who served as Downing Street Press Secretary to four prime ministers, most notably Margaret Thatcher during the first year of her premiership in 1979.
[2][3] Henry James was born in Alum Rock, Birmingham and educated at King Edward VI School.
A decade later he found himself as editor of the Ministry of National Insurance publication The Window and both London correspondent and drama critic for the Birmingham News from 1947–1951.
[1] In total he spent 32 years with the government information services and served for four years as the head of the Central Office of Information.
[2] In later life Henry James became the first director general of the National Association of Pension Funds, director general for the European Federation for Retirement Provision and served as president of the Institute of Public Relations.