Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon

The Right Honourable The Viscount Simon
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 May 1994 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 2nd Viscount Simon
Personal details
Born	(1940-07-20) July 20, 1940
Political party	Labour

Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon (born 20 July 1940) is a British peer.

The son of the 2nd Viscount Simon, he was educated at Westminster School and at the School of Navigation, Southampton University. He was further educated at Sydney Technical College. In 1993, he succeeded to his father's viscountcy. Lord Simon is President of the Driving Instructors Association since 2000, and of GEM Motoring Assist since 2004.

He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 and sits for Labour.

Since 1969, he has been married to Mary Elizabeth Burns. They have one daughter.

Arms

Coat of arms of Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon

Coronet A Coronet of a Viscount Crest Upon a Well proper an Eagle rising Or Escutcheon Gules three Lotus Flowers in pale proper between two Flaunches Or each charged with a Lion rampant of the field Supporters Dexter: a Guillemot; Sinister: a Monal proper Motto J'Ai Ainsi Mon Nom (Such is my name)

References

• "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
• "London Speaker Bureau". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Simon