_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg){kind=small} Sir Cecil Clothier | |
|---|---|
| In office 3 January 1979 – 31 December 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Idwal Pugh |
| Succeeded by | Sir Anthony Barrowclough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1919 Liverpool |
| Died | 8 May 2010 (aged 90) London |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | (1) Elizabeth Bush (d. 1984) (2) Diana Stevenson |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Nickname | Spike |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  British Army• 51st (Highland) Division |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Second World War • Second Battle of El Alamein • Invasion of Sicily |
Sir Cecil Montacute "Spike" Clothier KCB QC (28 August 1919 – 8 May 2010) was a lawyer who served as a Judge of Appeal on the Isle of Man, and then as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Scotland and Wales (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman). He was later the first Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority.