Geoffrey Johnson Tordoff, Baron Tordoff (born 11 October 1928) is a British

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 businessman and politician.

The son of Stanley Acomb Tordoff, he was educated at Manchester Grammar School

Manchester Grammar School

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 and the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

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. Tordoff worked for Shell

Royal Dutch Shell

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 from 1950 to 1983, first as marketing executive of Shell Chemicals

Shell Chemicals

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, then as public affairs manager for Shell UK

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. Between 1986 and 1992 he was Honorary President of the British Youth Council

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. From 1990 to 1994 he was chair of the Middle East Committee of the Refugee Council

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. He was a member of the Press Complaints Commission

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 between 1995 and 2002.

As a Liberal Party candidate, Tordoff contested Northwich

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 in the 1964 general election

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 and Knutsford

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 in the 1966 general election

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 and 1970 general election

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. On 11 May 1981 he was made a life peer

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 as Baron Tordoff, of Knutsford in the County of Cheshire

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 and sits for the Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats

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.

He was elected President of the Liberal Party for 1984-1985.

Since 1953, he has been married to Mary Patricia Swarbrick. They have three daughters and two sons.