Sir Nigel Hamilton Nicholls KCVO CBE (19 February 1938 – 21 December 2016) was a British civil servant.

In 1982 he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire having worked as Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Defence during the Falklands War.[1] Nicholls served as Clerk of the Privy Council between 1992 and 1998. On 21 October 1998 he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[2] He died on 21 December 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12859.
  2. ^ The London Gazette, Notice. no. 55293. code 1105. 27 October 1998.
  3. ^ The Times 5 January 2017
Government offices
Preceded by Clerk of the Privy Council
1992–1998
Succeeded by