Timothy Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones

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Timothy Francis Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE , (* 26. October 1949 in Wales ) is a British politician of the Liberal Democrats and Life Peer .

life and career

Clement-Jones was born in October 1949 to Maurice Llewelyn Clement-Jones (1917–1988) and (Margaret) Jean, née Hudson († after 1988). He attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Trinity College, Cambridge , where he studied economics .

From 1972 to 1974 he was a trainee lawyer ( Articled Clerk ) at Coward Chance . He was a partner at Joynson-Hicks & Co from 1974 to 1976 . From 1976 to 1980 he worked as a corporate lawyer at the Letraset International Ltd operates. He was a partner at Joynson-Hicks & Co from 1974 to 1976 . From 1976 to 1980 he worked as a corporate lawyer at the Letraset International Ltd operates. In 1974 he was admitted as a solicitor and served as Legal Counsel and Head of Legal Services at LWT from 1980 to 1983. From 1984 to 1986 he was Legal Director of Grand Metropolitan Retailing and from 1986 to 1995 Group Co Secretary of Woolworths Ltd , later Kingfisher plc .

From 1986 to 2008 he was a member of the trustee and director of Cancer BACUP . From 1991 to 1995 he was chairman ( Chairman ) of Crime Concern . Since 1999, Clement-Jones Chairman ( Chairman ) of Dibb Lipton Alsop and since 1997 in the Environmental Context Ltd .

Clement-Jones was Director of Political Context Ltd. from 1996 to 1999 . and from 1997 to 2009 Chairman of Context Group Ltd. From 1996 to 1999 he was a partner at Independent Corporate Mentoring (ICM).

At the international law firm DLA Piper , he was initially co-chairman for government relations from 1999 to 2009 and since 2010 partner for international business relations, and since 2011 managing partner for London . At Eurocommerce (Euro Retail Federation) he was Vice President from 1992 to 1995. From 1982 to 1985 he was chairman of the Association of Liberal Lawyers .

Early political career

From 1986 to 1988 he was chairman ( chairman ) of the Liberal Party . From 1988 to 1998 Clement-Jones was a member of the Liberal Democrat National Executive . He was 1991-1998 Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Liberal Democrat Finance Committee .

In 1994 he was the director of the European election campaign . From 1994 to 1997 he was vice chairman of the General Election Group . He was also campaign chairman in London in 2000 and 2004. Clement-Jones was Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Democrats from 2005 to 2010 .

Membership in the House of Lords

He was made a Life Peer of Baron Clement-Jones, of Clapham in the London Borough of Lambeth on July 17, 1998 . The official introduction to the House of Lords took place on July 20, 1998 with the support of Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee and Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall . He gave his inaugural address on October 8, 1998.

As topics of political interest on the House of Lords website, he mentions cancer , city ​​centers , autism , crime prevention , the creative industries , intellectual property and higher education. He mentions the states of Central Asia , China , India , Iraq , Turkey and the United Arab Emirates as states of interest .

Clement-Jones was the Liberal Democrats' spokesman for health from 1998 to 2004. From 2000 to 2010 he was Vice-Chairman of the All-Party Autism Group , the All-Party China Group since 2005, the All-Party Turkey Group since 2010 and the All-Party UAE Group , also since 2010.

He was spokesperson for culture, media and sport from 2004 to 2010. From 2011 to 2012 he was a member of the Speakers' Working Group on All-Party Groups .

  • 1997/1998 session: 39 * days
  • Session period April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 127 days
  • Session period April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: 134 days
  • Session period April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: 136 days
  • Session period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005: 130 days
  • Session period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 118 days
  • Session period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 110 days
  • Session period April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008: 124 days
  • Session period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009: 121 days
  • Session period April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010: 123 days
  • Session period April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010: 14 days
  • Session period July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010: 11 days
  • Session period October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010: 46 days
  • Session period January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011: 39 days
  • April 2011: 6 days (out of 7)
  • May 2011: 9 days (out of 15)
  • June 2011: 15 days (out of 17)
  • July 2011: 12 days (out of 13)
  • August 2011: 0 days (out of 1)
  • September 2011: 7 days (out of 8)
  • October 2011: 14 days (out of 18)
  • November 2011: 15 days (out of 18)
  • December 2011: 11 days (out of 13)
  • January 2012: 13 days (out of 14)
  • February 2012: 13 days (out of 14)
  • March 2012: 14 days (out of 17)
  • April 2012: 5 days (out of 5)
  • May 2012: 12 days (out of 13)

Clement-Jones is regularly present on meeting days.

Further offices and honors

From 1981 to 1995 he was Chairman of the Crime Concern Advisory Board . He was chairman of the Lambeth Crime Prevention Trust from 2004 to 2009 . From 2008 to 2012 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the School of Pharmacy at the University of London .

He is currently the Governor of Haileybury College , a member of the Council of University College London and a member of the Trustee of Space for Giants . In 1988 he became Commander of the Order of the British Empire . He is a member of the Law Society and the board of directors of UCL. Clement-Jones is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts , the Public Relations Consultants Association, and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations .

He was Chairman of Trustees of Treehouse from 2000 to 2008, a school that deals with autistic children, and since 2010 President of the subsequent Ambitious about Autism .

family

Clement-Jones married Vicky Veronica Yip († 1987) on June 14, 1973 , daughter of the late billionaire Teddy Yip . He has been married to Jean Roberta Whiteside in his second marriage since 1994. He has a son with his second wife.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lord Clement-Jones ( Memento of the original of April 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry on the website of the Liberal Democrats ; Retrieved November 10, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.libdems.org.uk
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Timothy Francis Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones on thepeerage.com , accessed August 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Lord Clement-Jones Excerpt from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting of July 20, 1998
  4. ^ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website ; Retrieved November 10, 2012
  5. ^ The story of Vicky Clement-Jones (PDF; 196 kB) Entry on the website macmillan.org ; Retrieved November 10, 2012
predecessor Office successor
Paul Tyler Chairman of the Liberal Party
1986–1988 		Dissolution of the party
personal data
SURNAME Clement-Jones, Timothy, Baron Clement-Jones
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clement-Jones, Timothy Francis, Baron Clement-Jones (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Liberal Democrats)
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Wales