Giles Paxman
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His Excellency Giles Paxman CMG LVO |
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| Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain | |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Denise Holt |
| Succeeded by | Simon Manley |
| Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico | |
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In office 2005–2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Denise Holt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Timothy Giles Paxman 15 November 1951 United Kingdom |
| Nationality |
 British
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| Spouse(s) | Ségolène Cayol |
| Relations | Jeremy Paxman (brother) |
| Children | Julia Lauren Alice |
| Residence | Madrid |
| Alma mater |
Malvern College New College, Oxford ENA |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Website | www.gov.uk/government/people/giles-paxman |
Timothy Giles Paxman CMG LVO (born 15 November 1951) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Mexico 2005–09 and then Ambassador to Spain 2009–13.
Paxman was educated at Malvern College and New College, Oxford, and joined the Civil Service in 1974. He worked in the Department of the Environment from 1974 to 1976.
From 1978 to 1979, he attended the École nationale d'administration, Paris. Afterwards, he worked for the Department of Transport, until 1980.
From 1980 to 1984, Paxman served as the United Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the EC for Environment, Consumer Affairs and the Internal Market in Brussels.
During the mid-eighties, Paxman worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, first in the European Community Department (External) between 1984–1986, then in the Southern European Department, between 1986-1988.
In 1988, he was appointed Head of Chancery at the British High Commission in Singapore, a position he held until 1991, when he took a position as Deputy Head of the Assessments Staff in the Cabinet Office, until 1993.
Between 1994 and 1998, Paxman was the Counsellor of Economic and Commercial Affairs in Rome.
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