Garden , Timothy , 1944-2007 , Baron Garden of Hampstead , Air Marshal

Born, 1944; educated St Catherine's College, Oxford (MA 1967; Hon Fellow, 1994); Magdalene College, Cambridge (MPhil, 1982); joined RAF, 1963; Pilot, 3 Squadron, 1967-1971; Flying Instructor, 1972-1975; Army Staff College, 1976; Personal Staff Officer, 1977-1979; Officer, 50 Squadron, 1979-1981; Director of Defence studies, RAF, 1982-1985; Station Commander RAF Odiham, 1985-1987; Assistant Director, Defence Programmes, 1987-1988; Director Air Force Staff Duties, 1988-1990; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, 1991-1992; Assistant Chief of Defence Staff, 1992-1994; Air Marshal; Commandant, Royal College of Defence Studies, 1994-1995; retired, 1996; Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1997-1998; undertook writing, broadcasting, lecturing and projects for the British Government, the US Department of Defense and NATO; Liberal Democrat Spokesman on Defence, 2004-2007; died, 2007.