National Enterprise Board

The National Enterprise Board (NEB ) was a government agency in the UK. It was founded in 1975 by the Labour government of Harold Wilson with the aim to bring more industrial companies to public ownership. The first proposals were summarized in the White Paper The Regeneration of British Industry and Industry Act 1975 set out in the law. One of the first works of the NEB was the Ryder Report on the future of British Leyland Motor Corporation, which after the first President of the NEB - named - Sir Don Ryder.

After the Conservative Party had taken over the government under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher in 1979, the influence of the NEB began to wane. The last president appointed by the Labour Party, Sir Leslie Murphy, came with his entire management team back as the new Minister of Industry Sir Keith Joseph NEB evaded responsibility for the government shares in Rolls- Royce.

The next president was Sir Arthur Knight, who zufriedengab thus, for several companies, but was a strong supporter of the Inmos project. Nevertheless, he joined, disappointed by the government in November 1980 back. His successor, Sir John King continued to ending most of the activities of the Authority. Finally, in 1981, the NEB was merged with the National Research Development Corporation to the British Technology Group. In 1991, the British Technology Group was privatized.