Jeffrey Richard de Corban Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, (born 13 May 1948) is a London

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and British

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, who served as

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from 2015 to 2016. Lord Mountevans was elected a

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in 2007, served as

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in 2012–13 and was Lord Mayor for 2015–16. He sits in the

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as an

, having been elected in the Crossbench Hereditary Peers' By-election of July 2015, following the

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's retirement.

Biography

The younger son of Richard, 2nd Baron Mountevans, he succeeded to his

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on the death without issue in 2014 of his elder brother Broke, 3rd Baron Mountevans. He speaks fluent Norwegian as his grandmother on his father's side was a native of Norway. Previously styled The Hon. Jeffrey Evans, he was educated at

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, before going up to

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, where he read economics and took the

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of MA (Cantab).

The City and shipping

Lord Mountevans is a

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of gas chartering at

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and a member of the

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. He served as Prime Warden of the

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for 2006–07 before his election as

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for the

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in 2007, and was

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for 2012–13. At the

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Common Hall in 2015 he was elected to serve as Lord Mayor for the ensuing year, taking office on 13 November 2015. He is also a liveryman of the Goldsmiths' and World Traders' Companies. Mountevans' many charitable involvements include being a Trustee of Seafarers UK, a leading national maritime charity, President of the City of London Sea Cadets and a Council Member of the White Ensign Association, which offers advice to all ranks of the

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and

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on employment, pensions and other financial matters.

Family

In 1972 he married Juliet ''née'' Wilson, daughter of John, 2nd Baron Moran, , and lives at

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, London. Lord and Lady Mountevans have two sons: The Hon. Alexander Evans (born 1975),

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to the family title, and The Hon. Julian Evans (born 1977).

Styles

* Jeffrey Evans (1948–1958) * The Hon. Jeffrey Evans (1958–2007) *

the Hon. Jeffrey Evans (2007–2014) *

The Rt Hon. The Lord Mountevans (2014–2015) * The Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor The Lord Mountevans (2015–2016) *

The Rt Hon. The Lord Mountevans (2016–present)

Honours

UK Baron ('' suc.'' 2014) * Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector

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Arms

References

External links

Past Prime Warden Shipwright The Lord Mountevans

Lord Mayor Mountevans' overseas programme

www.hereditarypeers.com
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