Christopher Herzig


Christopher Herzig was a British civil servant. He served as Principal Private Secretary to four cabinet ministers, including Quintin [Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone|Lord Hailsham] and Sir Edward [Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth|Edward Boyle].
Christopher was the son of Leopold Adolf Herzig.
Herzig was involved with Frank [Cousins |Frank Cousins], C. P. Snow, Patrick Blackett and Maurice Dean in setting up the Ministry of Technology in 1964.

Family life

He married Rachel Buxton, the daughter of P. A. Buxton on 19 July 1952. They had five children together.