My father was a civil servant, fairly sort of middle ranking, low to … — John Hume

My father was a civil servant, fairly sort of middle ranking, low to middle ranking. He worked almost entirely in what was then called Administrative Labour, dealing with employment and unemployment issues.

John HumePolitician · Irish · b. 1937

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