Tim Stevenson (Lord Lieutenant)

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Sir
Timothy Stevenson
DL
Born14 May 1948 (1948-05-14) (age 76)
Surrey, England
NationalityBritish
EducationCanford School
Alma materWorcester College, Oxford (BA)
Occupation(s)Barrister, businessman
Years active1971-2021
SpouseMarion Johnston

Sir Timothy Edwin Paul Stevenson

CStJ (born 14 May 1948) was Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, England between 2008 and 2021. A qualified barrister, he is also a businessman and former chairman of Johnson Matthey plc
.

Early life

Stevenson was born on 14 May 1948 in

called to the Bar and became a member of the Inner Temple. This qualified him as a barrister.[4]

Career

Stevenson practised law for a short time following his qualification as a barrister, before beginning a 25-year career in industry.[5]

Between 1993 and 1998, he was chief executive of Castrol International and chief executive of Burmah Castrol PLC from 1998 to 2000.

Morgan Crucible in December 2006.[7] In March 2011 he joined Johnson Matthey as chairman designate. His appointment as chairman was confirmed in July 2011.[8] He was succeeded by Patrick Thomas in 2018.[9]

Personal life

Stevenson married Marion Johnston in 1973.[2] Johnston is a family mediator and trainer for National Family Mediation and was previously the director of the Oxfordshire Family Mediation Service.[10] Together they have three daughters.[11]

On 1 September 2008, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, thereby becoming Queen Elizabeth II's personal representative in the county.[12] He retired on 30 September 2021 with Marjorie Glasgow replacing him.[13]

Honours

Stevenson was appointed

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2021 Birthday Honours.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hume, Lucy, ed. (2017). People of Today. Debrett's.
  3. ^ a b "STEVENSON, Timothy Edwin Paul". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  4. ^ "List of Deputy Lord Lieutenants of Oxfordshire". WhatDoTheyKnow.com. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Mr Tim Stevenson". Oxford Brookes University. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Lord Lieutenant". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Johnson Matthey - Appointment of Chairman Designate". Johnson Matthey. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Board of Directors". Johnson Matthey. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  9. ^ "JOHNSON MATTHEY APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN". Johnson Matthey. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Deputy Lieutenants". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. ^ Thom, Airs (29 July 2008). "New Lord Lieutenant unveiled". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  12. ^ "No. 58814". The London Gazette. 4 September 2008. p. 13471.
  13. ^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire: 7 June 2021".
  14. ^ "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2004. p. 12.
  15. ^ "No. 59411". The London Gazette. 5 May 2010. p. 8081.
  16. ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B4.
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
2008-2021
Succeeded by