Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Viscount Simon
Office1:Member of the House of Lords
Status1:Lord Temporal
Term Label1:as a hereditary peer
Term Start1:19 May 1994
Term End1:11 November 1999
Predecessor1:The 2nd Viscount Simon
Successor1:Seat abolished
Term Label2:as an elected hereditary peer
Term Start2:11 November 1999
Term End2:15 August 2021
1Blankname2:Election
1Namedata2:1999
Predecessor2:Seat established
Successor2:The 3rd Baron Hacking
Birth Name:Jan David Simon
Birth Date:20 July 1940
Nationality:British
Party:Labour
Children:1

Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon (20 July 1940 – 15 August 2021), was a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords.

Biography

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 was President of the Driving Instructors Association from 2000, and of GEM Motoring Assist from 2004.

He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 and sat for Labour.[1] He died on 15 August 2021, at the age of 81.[2]

He was married to Mary Elizabeth Burns from 1969 until her death in 2020.[3] They had one daughter. The viscountcy became extinct on his death.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viscount Simon. House of Lords.
  2. Web site: Deaths of Members. UK Parliament. 24 August 2021. 18 August 2021.
  3. Web site: SIMON - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements. 2021-10-08. The Daily Telegraph.