Timothy Bell, Baron Bell

British advertising and public relations executive (1941-2019)

Timothy John Leigh Bell, Baron Bell (18 October 1941 – 25 August 2019), was a British advertising and public relations executive. He was best known for his role as an adviser in Margaret Thatcher's three successful general election campaigns. He was also known for co-founding and 30 years of heading Bell Pottinger.


The Lord Bell
Born
Timothy John Leigh Bell

(1941-10-18)18 October 1941
Died25 August 2019(2019-08-25) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Advertising and public relations executive
Known forCampaign work for Margaret Thatcher[1]

Controversy change

He had exposed himself while masturbating at his Hampstead bathroom window on 21 October in full view of female passers-by.[2] He was later convicted as a sex offender.[3]

Death change

Bell died on 25 August 2019 at the age of 77.[4]

Styles of address change

  • 1941–1991: Mr Timothy Bell
  • 1991–1998: Sir Timothy Bell
  • 1998–: The Right Honourable The Lord Bell

References change

  1. Field, Michele (24 January 1986). "Tim Bell Love Newspapers, Gorillas and Maggie T". The Age.
  2. Mark Hollingsworth The Ultimate spin doctor: the life and fast times of Tim Bell, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997, p.45
  3. Brian Basham "Thatcher exposed in Tim Bell revelations", Marketing Week, 14 March 1997
  4. Tim Bell, Margaret Thatcher’s spin doctor, dies at 77

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