Timothy Giles Paxman CMG

LVO The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

(born 15 November 1951) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Mexico between 2005 and 2009 and then Ambassador to Spain between 2009 and 2013.

Career

Paxman became Ambassador to Spain on 19 October 2009. He was appointed

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. ...

(CMG) in the 2013

New Year Honours The New Year Honours is a part of the British honours system, with New Year's Day, 1 January, being marked by naming new members of orders of chivalry and recipients of other official honours. A number of other Commonwealth realms also mark this ...

"for services to UK interests in Spain and Mexico." He was replaced by Simon Manley in October 2013.

Personal life

Paxman is married to Ségolène Cayol, with whom he has three daughters. He is a

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

. He is the younger brother of broadcaster

Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English broadcaster, journalist, author, and television presenter. Born in Leeds, Paxman was educated at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he edited the undergraduate ne ...

References

PAXMAN, (Timothy) Giles
Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
HE Mr Giles Paxman, CMG, LVO Authorised Biography
– Debrett’s People of Today {{DEFAULTSORT:Paxman, Giles 1951 births Living people People educated at Malvern College Alumni of New College, Oxford École nationale d'administration alumni Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mexico Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order