David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon
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Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon (born 20 July 1940) is a British peer.
The son of the 2nd Viscount Simon, he was educated at Westminster School and at the School of Navigation, Southampton University. He was further educated at Sydney Technical college. In 1993, he succeeded to his father's viscountcy. Lord Simon is President of the Driving Instructors Association since 2000, and of GEM Motoring Assist since 2004.
His paternal grandfather was John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon. The first Viscount was a Liberal MP who served under Asquith in the First World War Cabinet until his resignation due to Lloyd George's introduction of conscription. In the 1920s he led a migration of Liberal MPs and founded the National Liberal Party, of which he was leader. He backed the coalition government led by National Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald (1931-1935), serving as Foreign Secretary. During the premiership of Neville Chamberlain (1937-1940), he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. In the War Cabinet under Winston Churchill (1940-1945) he was Lord Chancellor. He died in 1954.
He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 and sits for Labour.
Since 1969, he has been married to Mary Elizabeth Burns. They have one daughter.
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| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Simon |
Viscount Simon 1993 – present |
Incumbent |
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