the Advisory Boards of the Climate Institute, Washington, D.C., and of the UK Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Politics Prior to the 2015 general election, he was one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas. Family He married Kao Fengning (Judy)in 1983. They have one son, John, b. 1986. Her son by her first marriage, Graham, is John's stepson. References External links John Ashton's biography at the FCO website John Ashton's article on environment change at www.chinadialogue.net Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Living people Members of HM Diplomatic Service 1956 births People educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne 20th-century British diplomats