John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim
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John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim OBE, FRGS (born 20 July 1927) is a British peer and soldier. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers in the House of Lords, elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. In 1970, he succeeded to his father's title.
The son of the 1st Viscount Slim, he was educated at Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College in Dehra Dun in India. In 1944, Slim joined the British Indian Army 6th Gurkha Rifles and was transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1948. He entered the Special Air Service in 1952. From 1961, he was instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, and from 1964 at the Joint Services Staff College. In 1972, he retired from the armed forces and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire the following year.
Slim was chair of Peek plc from 1976 to 1991, deputy chair from 1991 to 1996, and eventually consultant from 1996 to 2003. He was further director of Trailfinders Ltd and Trustee of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL). Since 1971, he is president of Burma Star Association and since 2000 president of SAS Association. Having been chairman in the past, he is now vice-president of the Britain-Australia Society. From 1977 to 1996, he was vice-chair of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce. In 1983, Slim was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Between 1995 and 1996, he was also Master of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers.
Since 1958, he has been married to Elisabeth Spinney. They have two sons, including his heir apparent Mark William Rawdon Slim, and one daughter.
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- DodOnline. Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
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| Preceded by William Slim |
Viscount Slim 1970–present |
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