Timothy Garden, Baron Garden
The Lord Garden | |
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Air Marshal The Lord Garden in 2006 | |
| Born | 23 April 1944 Worcester, England |
| Died | 9 August 2007 (aged 63) Hamstead, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | c. 1965–1996 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | Royal College of Defence Studies (1994–95) RAF Odiham (1985–87) No. 50 Squadron (1979–81) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal |
| Other work | Liberal Democrat peer |
Timothy Garden, Baron Garden (23 April 1944 – 9 August 2007) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who later became a university professor and a Liberal Democrat politician.
Garden gained degrees from both Oxford and Cambridge universities. He was a pilot in the RAF for 32 years, retiring as an air marshal in 1996. He then moved to academia and was Director of Chatham House before moving to university defence research. He became an adviser to the Liberal Democrats and was their defence spokesman in the House of Lords. He was married to Susan Garden, who was made a life peer as Baroness Garden of Frognal in September 2007.