Jo Grimond
The Lord Grimond | |
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Grimond in 1963 | |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 5 November 1956 – 17 January 1967 | |
| President | Leonard Behrens Nathaniel Micklem Arthur Comyns Carr Harold Glanville Andrew Murray Edwin Malindine Felix Brunner The Lord Ogmore Roger Fulford Nancy Seear The Lord Henley |
| Deputy | Donald Wade (1962–1964) |
| Preceded by | Clement Davies |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Thorpe |
| Liberal Chief Whip | |
| In office February 1950 – November 1956 | |
| Leader | Clement Davies |
| Preceded by | Frank Byers |
| Succeeded by | Donald Wade |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 12 October 1983 – 24 October 1993 | |
| Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Basil Neven-Spence |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wallace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Grimond 29 July 1913 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 24 October 1993 (aged 80) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, CH, CBE, TD, PC (/ˈɡrɪmənd/; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993) was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven years from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976.
Grimond was a long-term supporter of Scottish home rule; and, during his leadership, he successfully advocated for the Liberal Party to support the abolition of Britain's nuclear arsenal.