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/Jai Gen Sir John Potter has been bted by the Secretary of State for the ronment, chairman of the Traffic imissioners and Licensing Authority :he Western traffic area in succession Ir J. R. C. Samuel Gibbon who has ned. At the same time, Mr A. S. :rtson is taking over the duties of -man of the Traffic Commissioners and ising Authority for the Metropolitan
c area from Mr D. I. R. Muir, who is ng. Both appointments take effect on uary 12.
r John Potter, 59, has been chairman he Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners Licensing Authority for the past four t. The appointment of Sir John's 5ssor for the Yorkshire area is to be .unced shortly.
ie new Metropolitan chairman and LA ed 57 and was educated at Winchester :ge and New College, Oxford. He me a member of the Inner Temple in and was called to the Bar in 1943 a prisoner of war in Germany. He d the Ministry of Transport in 1955 was at the Imperial Defence College ig 1965. He has had a wide experience variety of posts in the Ministry of sport and since the formation of the has been engaged on planning work in ection with transport.