Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall
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The Lord Razzall CBE |
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Tim, Lord Razzall
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| Life Peer (1997) | |
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| Born |
12 June 1943 Ealing, London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | 2 (div.); partner, Jane Bonham Carter |
| Residence | London |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Church of England |
Edward Timothy "Tim" Razzall, Baron Razzall, CBE (born 12 June 1943) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and parliamentarian.
He was the son of Humphrey Razzall, a Liberal Party member who stood as Liberal Parliamentary Candidate for Scarborough and Whitby in the 1945 General Election.
Razzall attended St Paul's School, London before going up to Worcester College, Oxford, representing the university at cricket in 1964.
Razzall qualified as a solicitor in 1969 and worked for Frere Cholmeley (later Frere Cholmeley Bischoff), becoming a partner in 1973, and chief executive in 1990 before leaving in 1995 to set up his own corporate finance business (Argonaut Associates).
In 1974 he was elected a Councillor for Mortlake Ward in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames which he represented for 24 years. During that time he served as chair of Richmond Council's Policy and Resources Committee for 13 years and as deputy leader 1983-96. He was succeeded in both roles by Serge Lourie.
In 1986 he became joint-treasurer of the Liberal Party and then treasurer of the newly merged Liberal Democrats in 1988. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1993 New Year Honours and created a Life Peer on 22 October 1997 as Baron Razzall, of Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond. In July 2002, he was the best man at the marriage of Charles Kennedy (the then Liberal Democrat Leader) to Sarah Gurling.
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