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

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and shipbroker, who served as

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from 2015 to 2016. Lord Mountevans represented the Ward of Cheap in the

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from 2007 until 2018, serving as

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for 2012/13, then

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for 2015/16. He sits in the

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as an

, being elected in the crossbench hereditary peers' by-election of July 2015, following the retirement of Viscount Tenby.

Biography

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

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in 2014, upon the death without issue of his elder brother Broke, 3rd Baron Mountevans. Previously known as the Hon. Jeffrey Evans, he was educated at Pangbourne College in

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before going up to

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, where he read

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, taking the degree of MA (Cantab). Lord Mountevans speaks fluent Norwegian, as his paternal grandmother Elsa, Lady Mountevans (died 1963) hailed from

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. Her father was Richard Andvord, founder of the printing company Andvord Tybring-Gjedde. He has served as Honorary President of Canning House since 2018.

City and shipping career

Lord Mountevans was a director of gas chartering with Clarkson plc until 2017. He served as Prime Warden of the Shipwrights' Company for 2006/07 before his election as

for the City Ward of Cheap in 2007, and was

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. His many charitable involvements include being a

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of Seafarers UK, a leading national maritime charity,

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of the

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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. Lord Mountevans was

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of the

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for 2023/24.

Family

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

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, London W8. Lord and Lady Mountevans have two sons: the Hon. Alexander Evans (born 1975),

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to the peerage 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) * Alderman the Rt Hon. the Lord Mountevans (2014–2015) * The Rt Hon.

the Lord Mountevans (2015–2016) * Alderman the Rt Hon. the Lord Mountevans (2016–2018) * The Rt Hon. the Lord Mountevans (2018–present)

Honours

* KJStJ (2015)www.thegazette.co.uk
/ref> ** SBStJ (2013) * Hon. FICS (2013)

Arms

References

External links

The Lord Mountevans, Past Prime Warden Shipwright

Lord Mayor Mountevans' overseas programme

Profile of Lord Mountevans
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