Person Open DS/UK/20161 Ashdown; Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon; Paddy (27 February 1941-22 December 2018); GCMG, CH, KBE, PC; Indian-born British politician and diplomat Ashdown Paddy Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG, CH, KBE, PC 27 February 1941-22 December 2018 Indian-born British politician and diplomat Male (cisgender) Jeremy John Durham Ashdown New Delhi, British India (born)
Norton-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England (died)
British Politician | UK Liberal White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Hudson (nurse in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps) and John William Richard Durham Ashdown (British Indian Army officer) Heterosexual Paddy Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, CH, KBE, PC was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999. He achieved international recognition for his role in Bosnia–Herzegovina as its High Representative from 2002 to 2006, following his vigorous lobbying for military action against Yugoslavia in the 1990s. After serving as a Royal Marine and Special Boat Service officer and as an intelligence officer in the UK security services, Ashdown was elected Member of Parliament for Yeovil in 1983 before retiring in 2001. Awards, Honours and Legacy: Ashdown received national recognition for his services by appointment as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2006 New Year Honours and Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2015 New Year Honours. In 2017, Ashdown was appointed an Officier of the Légion d'Honneur by the French Government. Languages: A polyglot, Ashdown had an interpretership qualification in Mandarin and was fluent in several other languages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 8/28/2014 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 1b44a077-f471-41c3-adb7-4a38c0ebedd2