Giles Paxman
{{Short description|British diplomat (1951–2025)}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
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| office = Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain
| monarch = Elizabeth II
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2013
| predecessor = Denise Holt
| successor = Simon Manley
| primeminister = Gordon Brown
David Cameron
| office1 = Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico
| monarch1 = Elizabeth II
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| term_start1 = 2005
| term_end1 = 2009
| predecessor1 = Denise Holt
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| birthname = Timothy Giles Paxman
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1951|11|15}}
| birth_place = Gosport, Hampshire, England
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| nationality = British
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| spouse = Ségolène Cayol
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| relatives = Jeremy Paxman (brother)
| children = 3
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| alma_mater = Malvern College
New College, Oxford
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Timothy Giles Paxman CMG LVO (15 November 1951 – 8 March 2025) was a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Mexico between 2005 and 2009 and Ambassador to Spain between 2009 and 2013.
Career
Paxman became Ambassador to Spain on 19 October 2009. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2013 New Year Honours "for services to UK interests in Spain and Mexico".{{London Gazette |issue=60367 |date=29 December 2012 |page=3 |supp=y }} He was replaced by Simon Manley in October 2013.[https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/new-british-ambassador-arrives-in-madrid New British Ambassador arrives in Madrid], British Embassy Madrid, 28 October 2013
Personal life and death
Paxman was married to Ségolène Cayol, with whom he had three daughters. He was a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.{{London Gazette |issue=51932 |date=10 November 1989 |page=12995 }} He was the younger brother of broadcaster Jeremy Paxman.{{cite news |title=Giles Paxman 'keeps his brother Jeremy Paxman at a distance' |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10229084/Giles-Paxman-keeps-his-brother-Jeremy-Paxman-at-a-distance.html|newspaper= The Daily Telegraph|date=8 August 2013|accessdate=21 August 2013}}
Paxman died from lung cancer on 8 March 2025, at the age of 73.[https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/giles-paxman-obituary-diplomat-and-brother-of-the-broadcaster-jeremy-sb2bhzx8j Giles Paxman obituary: Diplomat and brother of the broadcaster Jeremy] The Times {{paywall}}
References
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Sources
- [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U30304 PAXMAN, (Timothy) Giles], Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/p/24271/%28Timothy%29%20Giles+PAXMAN.aspx HE Mr Giles Paxman, CMG, LVO Authorised Biography] – Debrett’s People of Today
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Category:People educated at Malvern College
Category:Alumni of New College, Oxford
Category:École nationale d'administration alumni
Category:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mexico
Category:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain
Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George