Timothy Francis Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE

Order of the British Empire

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, (born 26 October 1949) is a Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

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 Peer

Peerage

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 and their spokesman for Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Lords.

Political career

He was Liberal Democrat spokesman on health. Chairman of the Liberal Party 1986-1988. CBE 1988. Chairman Liberal Democrat Finance Committee 1991-1998. On 17 July 1990, he was created a life peer

Life peer

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 as Baron Clement, of Clapham in the London Borough of Lambeth

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.

Business and charitable career

Admitted as a solicitor 1974. Corporate lawyer. Head of legal services LWT 1980-1983. Legal director Grand Metropolitan

Grand Metropolitan

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 Retailing 1984-1989. Group Co Secretary Woolworths Ltd, later Kingfisher plc

Kingfisher plc

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 1986-1995.
Trustee and director Cancer BACUP 1986-. Chairman Crime Concern 1991-1995. Chairman Treehouse Trust. FRSA. Chairman Dibb Lipton Alsop 1999-. Chairman Environmental Context Ltd 1997-.

Family and education

He is the son of Maurice Llewelyn Clement-Jones and (Margaret) Jean, née Hudson. Educated Haileybury and Imperial Service College

Haileybury and Imperial Service College

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 and Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College, Cambridge

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 (economics). Married first 1973 Vicky Veronica Yip (died 1987), daughter of the late Hong Kong-based Indonesian-born Dutch millionaire Teddy Yip

Teddy Yip

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, who put the Macau Grand Prix

Macau Grand Prix

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on the international motorsport map. Married second 1994 Jean Roberta Whiteside. One son.