Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton
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Robin William Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton KCMG, (b. 13 December 1937), is a former diplomat and Labour member of the House of Lords.
Lord Renwick was educated at St Paul's School and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1962 with a Master of Arts in history. He further studied at the Sorbonne.
From 1956 to 1958 he completed national service in the British Army.
In 1963, he entered the British Foreign Service and had the postings detailed below. He raised to a life peerage as Baron Renwick of Clifton, of Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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[edit] Diplomatic Posts Held
- Dakar 1963-64;
- Foreign Office 1964-66;
- New Delhi 1966-70;
- Private Secretary to Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1970-72;
- First Secretary, Paris 1972-76;
- Counsellor, Cabinet Office 1976-78;
- Rhodesia Department, FCO 1978-80;
- Political Adviser to Governor of Rhodesia 1980;
- Head of Chancery, Washington 1981-84;
- Assistant Under-Secretary of State, FCO 1984-87;
Ambassador to:
- South Africa 1987-91,
- U.S. 1991-95;
In 1965, he married Annie Colette Gidicelli and has one son and one daughter with her.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following firms:
[edit] Directorates Held
- Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG 1995-,
- Fluor Corporation 1997-,
- SAB Miller plc 1999-,
- Kazakhmys plc;
- Vice-chairman, JP Morgan Cazenove (previously Cazenove (stock broker)) 2000-
He has previously served on the following Boards of Directors:
- British Airways plc 1996-2005,
- Harmony Gold 1999-2004,
- BHP Billiton plc 1997-2005,
[edit] Club Memberships
He is a member of the following clubs:
