Jo Grimond
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The Right Honourable The Lord Grimond CH CBE TD PC |
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| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 12 May 1976 – 7 July 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Jeremy Thorpe |
| Succeeded by | David Steel |
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In office 5 November 1956 – 17 January 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Clement Davies |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Thorpe |
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Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland |
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In office 23 February 1950 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Basil Neven-Spence |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wallace |
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Joseph Grimond 29 July 1913 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 24 October 1993 (aged 80) Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | (1) Liberal Party (2) Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, CH, CBE, TD, PC (29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993), known as Jo Grimond (/ˈɡrɪmənd/), was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976.
Jo Grimond was a long-term supporter of Scottish home rule; and, during his leadership, he successfully argued that the Liberal Party support the abolition of Britain's nuclear arsenal.
Grimond was born in St Andrews, Fife, and educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. He was at school and university with, among others, cricket commentator Brian Johnston and playwright William Douglas-Home. He received a First Class honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He became a barrister, being admitted to the bar as a member of Middle Temple.
After serving as a major in World War II, he was selected by the Liberal Party to fight Orkney and Shetland, the most northerly constituency in the United Kingdom. He narrowly missed capturing the seat in 1945 but entered Parliament in the 1950 general election and continued to represent the constituency until he retired from politics in 1983. He regularly polled more than 60% of the votes cast in the northern Scottish archipelagos.
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