Timothy Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones

The Right Honourable The Lord Clement-Jones CBE FRSA
Chairman of the Liberal Party
In office 1986 – 2 March 1988
Preceded by	Paul Tyler
Succeeded by	Party Dissolved
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-26) 26 October 1949
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Party Liberal Democrats

Timothy Francis Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones, CBE, FRSA (born 26 October 1949) is a Liberal Democrat Peer and their spokesman for the Creative Industries in the House of Lords.

Political career

He was Liberal Democrat spokesman on health. He was Liberal Democrat spokesman on Culture, Media and Sport. He was Chairman of the Liberal Party 1986-1988. He was Chairman Liberal Democrat Finance Committee 1991-1998. He was Tresasurer of the Liberal Democrats 2005-2010. He is currently Liberal Democrat spokesman on the Creative Industries [2015-]

He was awarded a CBE in 1988. On 17 July 1998, he was created a life peer as Baron Clement-Jones, of Clapham in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Business and charitable career

He was admitted as a solicitor 1974, worked as a corporate lawyer and was head of legal services LWT 1980-1983. He was legal director Grand Metropolitan Retailing 1984-1989. He was Group Co Secretary Woolworths Ltd, later Kingfisher plc 1986-1995. He became Trustee and director of Cancer BACKUP in 1986-. He was Chairman of Crime Concern 1991-1995.

He is Honorary President of Ambitious about Autism (formerly known as Treehouse) [previously Chair of Trustees for seven years].

He is London Managing Partner of DLA Piper UK LLP [2011-] and Chairman of their China and Middle East desks. He has been a member of the UCL Council since 2012. He is a Trustee of the Barbican Centre. He is a Council member of Heart of the City. He is an Ambassador of The Law Society. He is an Ambassador of Barts Charity. Is is Patron of Attitude is Everything and the Music Venue Trust.

Family and education

He is the son of Maurice Llewelyn Clement-Jones and (Margaret) Jean, née Hudson. Educated Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Trinity College, Cambridge (economics). Married first 1973 Vicky Veronica Yip (died 1987), daughter of the late Hong Kong-based Indonesian-born Dutch millionaire Teddy Yip. Married second 1994 Jean Roberta Whiteside. One son.

Arms

Coat of arms of Timothy Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones

Adopted 2008 Coronet Coronet of a Baron Crest Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Sable a Lion sejant Sable grasping in the dexter forepaw a Fleur-de-Lys per pale Argent and Or Escutcheon Sable an Orle fracted and there conjoined to two Chevronels couped all per pale Or and Argent three Fleurs-de-Lys that in dexter chief Argent that in sinister chief Or and that in base per pale Argent and Or the Chevronels enclosing a Chevron couped per pale Argent and Or Motto FIDE ET DILIGENTIA Symbolism These Armorial Bearings were granted with an extension of limitation to be placed on a monument or otherwise displayed in memory of his grandfather and to be borne and used by the grantee and his descendants and the other descendants of his said grandfather. The grantee's family had long used a chevron between three fleurs-de-lys and the Crest of a demi lion rampant. Being unable to prove entitlement to these Arms and Crest, it was deemed desirable to have a new grant which demonstrates that the chevron formation combined with fleurs-de-lys is still possible. Similarly, the lion and fleurs-de-lys may be considered two charges heavily over used in the past. Nonetheless a relatively simple Crest, combining these two charges, can be obtained.

References

• Who's Who 1998

External links

• Lord Clement-Jones at the Parliament website