Sir Richard John Packer, KCB, (born 18 August 1944)[1] is a former British civil servant.
[3] Sir Richard Packer was educated at City of London School and initially trained as a scientist at the Victoria University of Manchester.
He had a distinguished civil service career being the youngest Permanent Secretary ever appointed to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a post he held for seven years until 2000.
His earlier career centred on the agricultural and fishing policies of the European Union.
[4] He is a non-executive director of Arla, the largest UK dairy company.