Arthur Gordon Lishman CBE, known as Gordon Lishman (born 1947)[1] is a British social and elder rights activist, Liberal politician, writer and former Director General of Age Concern England.
Together with Tony Greaves, Lishman moved the Liberal Party's Community Politics motion in 1970.
He contested Pendle again in the 2019 general election, finishing third with 3.5% of the vote,[4] up from his third place result of 2.1% two years earlier.
[5] Lishman joined Age Concern England in 1974, becoming Director General of the charity in 2000.
[2] In 2007, he was asked by Ivan Lewis to chair the Department of Health's Nutrition Action Plan Delivery Board.