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Giles Paxman

His Excellency
Giles Paxman
CMG LVO
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Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain
In office
2009–2013
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded by Denise Holt
Succeeded by Simon Manley
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico
In office
2005–2009
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded by Denise Holt
Personal details
Born Timothy Giles Paxman
(1951-11-15) 15 November 1951 (age 65)
United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom British
Spouse(s) Ségolène Cayol
Relations Jeremy Paxman (brother)
Children Julia
Lauren
Alice
Residence Madrid
Alma mater Malvern College
New College, Oxford
ENA
Occupation Diplomat
Website www.gov.uk/government/people/giles-paxman

Timothy Giles Paxman CMG LVO (born 15 November 1951) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Mexico 2005–09 and then Ambassador to Spain 2009–13.

Paxman was educated at Malvern College and New College, Oxford, and joined the Civil Service in 1974. He worked in the Department of the Environment from 1974 to 1976.

From 1978 to 1979, he attended the École nationale d'administration, Paris. Afterwards, he worked for the Department of Transport, until 1980.

From 1980 to 1984, Paxman served as the United Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the EC for Environment, Consumer Affairs and the Internal Market in Brussels.

During the mid-eighties, Paxman worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, first in the European Community Department (External) between 1984–1986, then in the Southern European Department, between 1986-1988.

In 1988, he was appointed Head of Chancery at the British High Commission in Singapore, a position he held until 1991, when he took a position as Deputy Head of the Assessments Staff in the Cabinet Office, until 1993.

Between 1994 and 1998, Paxman was the Counsellor of Economic and Commercial Affairs in Rome.


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