Dennis Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Coddenham
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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In office 13 July 1999 – 1 October 2023 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Dennistoun Stevenson 19 July 1945 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Charlotte Susan Vanneck
(m. 1972) |
Relations | (2011-2016) |
Henry Dennistoun "Dennis" Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Coddenham,
Early life and education
Stevenson was born on 19 July 1945 to Sylvia Florence (née Ingleby) and Alexander James Stevenson.
Career
Stevenson's business career started when he set up the SRU Consultancy Group upon leaving Cambridge. He was Chairman of the Newton Aycliffe and Peterlee New Town Development Corporation from 1971 to 1980.
Stevenson was a non-executive Director of
He was Chairman of the National Association of Youth Clubs (1973-1981), Intermediate Technology Development Group (1983-1990), the Trustees of the Tate Gallery (1988-1998), Aerfi (formerly GPA, 1993-1999), Pearson (1997-2005), HBOS (formerly Halifax Plc, 1999-2008), the House of Lords Appointments Commission (2001-2008), and Aldeburgh Music (2002-2012).
He was formerly Chancellor of University of the Arts London.[3]
Stevenson is a long time campaigner for greater understanding and treatment of mental illness informed by his own experiences of depression.[4] He was the Founding Chair of MQ: Transforming Mental Health,[5] a charity which supports research into mental health; and he promoted a Private Members' Bill – the "Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill" – the first key step in the UK to removing a number of the key discriminations against people who suffer from mental illness.
He is currently a trustee of Inter Mediate[6] which facilitates negotiation to help bring a sustainable peace in the most difficult, complex and dangerous conflicts where other organisations are unable to operate.
Personal life
Stevenson married Charlotte Susan Vanneck, daughter of
Credit crunch
Stevenson became chairman of
Arms
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- ^ "Kwame Kwei-Armah becomes Chancellor of University of the Arts London". Newsevents.arts.ac.uk. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Anna Tobin (20 September 2003). "Mind over the matter of a mental illness | Money". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "MQ: Transforming Mental Health". Joinmq.org. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Inter Mediate". Inter Mediate. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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- ^ "No. 55229". The London Gazette. 18 August 1998. p. 8994.
- ^ "No. 55558". The London Gazette. 20 July 1999. p. 7818.
- ^ Sean Farrell, Treasury Select Committee: Bonfire of the bankers The Independent.
- ^ Scuffham, Matt (5 April 2013). "Executive bans urged for colossal HBOS failure". Reuters. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 4462.