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2015 Dissolution Honours
The 2015 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 27 August 2015 upon the advice of the Prime Minister, David Cameron. The Life Peerages were announced separately from the other appointments, while it was gazetted as a single list on 22 September 2015. Life Peerages Conservative Party * Rt Hon. James Arbuthnot, to be ''Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom'', ''of Edrom in the County of Berwick'' * Rt Hon. Gregory Barker, to be ''Baron Barker of Battle'', ''of Battle in the County of East Sussex'' * Catherine Fall, to be ''Baroness Fall'', ''of Ladbroke Grove in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea'' * Simone Finn, to be ''Baroness Finn'', ''of Swansea in the County of West Glamorgan'' * Stephen Gilbert, to be ''Baron Gilbert of Panteg'', ''of Panteg in the County of Monmouthshire'' * Rt Hon. William Hague , to be ''Baron Hague of Richmond'', ''of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire'' * Robert Hayward , to be ''Baron Hayward'', ''of Cumnor in the County of Oxfordshire'' * Rt Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cameron Official
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Mone, Baroness Mone Of Mayfair
Michelle Georgina Mone, Baroness Mone, (''née'' Allan; born October 1971) is a British businesswoman and Conservative life peer. She has set up several businesses, including MJM International Ltd in 1996 and the lingerie company Ultimo along with her then husband Michael Mone. Other ventures include naturopathic 'weight-loss' pills, and a fake tan product via Ultimo Beauty. Mone became a Conservative life peer in 2015. From 2020 to 2022, in a series of investigative pieces, ''The Guardian'' reported that Mone and her children had secretly received £29 million of profits to an offshore trust from government PPE contracts, which she had lobbied for during the COVID-19 pandemic. The House of Lords Commissioner for Standards and National Crime Agency launched investigations into Mone's links to these contracts in January 2022. Mone announced in December 2022 that she was taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords "to clear her name" amid the allegations. Early life Born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young, Baron Young Of Cookham
George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham, (born 16 July 1941), known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, having represented North West Hampshire from 1997 and Ealing Acton from 1974 to 1997. He has served in Cabinet on three occasions: as Secretary of State for Transport from 1995 to 1997; as the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal from 2010 to 2012; and as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from 2012 to 2014. He stood down from the Commons at the 2015 election and was created a life peer, as Baron Young of Cookham, ''of Cookham in the Royal County of Berkshire'', on 29 September 2015. He sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords, where he served as a junior whip from July 2016 to August 2019. Young resigned from this position on 29 August in protest at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue parliament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Willetts
David Linsay Willetts, Baron Willetts, (born 9 March 1956) is a British politician and life peer. From 1992 to 2015, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Havant in Hampshire. He served as Minister of State for Universities and Science from 2010 until July 2014 and became a member of the House of Lords in 2015. He was appointed chair of the UK Space Agency's board in April 2022. He is also President of the Resolution Foundation – a living standards-focused think-tank. Education Willetts was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, politics and economics. Willetts graduated with a first-class degree. Policy researcher Having served as Nigel Lawson's private researcher, Willetts took charge of the Treasury monetary policy division at 26 before moving over to Margaret Thatcher's Policy Unit at 28. Aged 31, he subsequently took over the Centre for Policy Studies. Paul Foot wrote in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippa Stroud, Baroness Stroud
Philippa Claire Stroud, Baroness Stroud (born 2 April 1965) is a British think tanker. She is the chief executive officer of the Legatum Institute, and a co-founder and former executive director of the think tank the Centre for Social Justice. She is a member of the Conservative Party and in 2009 ''The Daily Telegraph'' named her as the 82nd most influential right-winger, ahead of former Conservative leader Michael Howard. She was created a life peer on 1 October 2015 taking the title Baroness Stroud, of Fulham in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Education Stroud was educated at St Catherine's School, Bramley, and the University of Birmingham. Professional career Stroud spent seventeen years in poverty-fighting projects and published a book on social injustice. In 1987-89 she worked in Hong Kong and Macau amongst the addict community. From 1989 to 1996 she pioneered a four-stage residential support project in Bedford enabling homeless people to move off the streets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Smith, Baron Smith Of Hindhead
Philip Roland Smith, Baron Smith of Hindhead, (born 16 February 1966) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He is Chief Executive of the Association of Conservative Clubs. Honours Smith was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours. He was created a life peer on 29 September 2015, gazetted as Baron Smith of Hindhead, ''of Hindhead in the County of Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant ur ...''. References Living people Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Place of birth missing (living people) 1966 births {{UK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Shinkwin, Baron Shinkwin
Kevin Joseph Maximilian Shinkwin, Baron Shinkwin (born 7 June 1971) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. Early life and education Shinkwin was educated at Ratcliffe College where his father was a physics teacher. Ratcliffe is a private Catholic school in Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire. He also attended Llanarth Court School which was a public school in Raglan, Gwent for a few years. He studied British politics and legislative studies at the University of Hull, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1993.'SHINKWIN', ''Who's Who 2017'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 201accessed 16 Oct 2017/ref> Career He worked for almost 20 years in the voluntary sector, serving in various public affairs roles, including at RNID, Macmillan, Cancer Research UK, and The Royal British Legion, where he led successful campaigns on the Armed Forces Covenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Scott, Baroness Scott Of Bybrook
Jane Antoinette Scott, Baroness Scott of Bybrook, (born 13 June 1947) is a British Conservative politician serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith and Communities since September 2022. She is a member of the House of Lords and was a government whip from 2020 to 2022. She was leader of Wiltshire County Council between 2003 and 2009 and then of its successor the Wiltshire Council unitary authority from June 2009 until July 2019, when she stood down, also retiring as a councillor in February 2020. Early life Born on 13 June 1947, Scott was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary High School in Harlesden, Brent, London, and then took a diploma in dairying at the Lancashire College of Agriculture, later renamed as Myerscough College.Peter HetheringtonLeader of Wiltshire Councilin ''The Guardian'' dated 28 May 2013, online at the guardian.com, accessed 16 November 2014. Career After college, Scott worked in the dairy industry, on farms and also in public relatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Rock, Baroness Rock
Kate Harriet Alexandra Rock, Baroness Rock (born 9 October 1968) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. Formerly Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party with special responsibility for business engagement, she was nominated for a life peerage in August 2015. Education Rock was educated at Hanford School, Sherborne School for Girls and Oxford Polytechnic, where she took a BA degree in Publishing and History. Business career Between August 2014 and November 2017, Rock served as non-executive director and as chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Imagination Technologies plc (a FTSE 250 high technology company, which was sold to Canyon Bridge Partners). She also served as a non-executive director of First News (UK) Ltd, a national newspaper for young children, between 2014 and February 2017. On 1 September 2018 she joined the Board of Keller Group plc (the world's largest provider of geotechnical solutions) and is now the senior independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Robathan
Andrew Robert George Robathan, Baron Robathan, (born 17 July 1951) is a British Conservative politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Leicestershire (previously Blaby) in Leicestershire as well as a government minister. In September 2014 Robathan announced he would stand down at the 2015 general election, and was nominated for a life peerage in 2015 Dissolution Honours, being created Baron Robathan, of Poultney in the County of Leicestershire, on 13 October 2015. Early life Robathan was born on 17 July 1951. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, an all-boys public school in Northwood, London. He went up to read Modern History at Oriel College, University of Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1973, later proceeding Master of Arts. Military career Robathan was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards as a Second Lieutenant (on probation) (University Candidate) on 6 October 1974. He was given the service number 498738. His c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Redfern, Baroness Redfern
Elizabeth Marie "Liz" Redfern, Baroness Redfern (born 25 September 1947) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. Early life She was born in Winterton as Elizabeth Waud. She attended secondary modern school in Winterton, Lincolnshire, which became Winterton Comprehensive School in 1968, then North Lindsey Technical College in Scunthorpe, which became North Lindsey College where she studied Arc Welding and Vulcanization. Career She became a Conservative councillor on North Lincolnshire Council, at its creation in 1996. She represented the Axholme Central ward until May 2019. The leader of North Lincolnshire Council until 15 January 2017, she was created a life peer on 7 October 2015, taking the title Baroness Redfern, of the Isle of Axholme in the County of Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Porter, Baron Porter Of Spalding
Gary Andrew Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician, local government leader, member of the House of Lords and former South Holland, Lincolnshire, South Holland (Lincolnshire) district councillor, who was elected unopposed as Chair of the Local Government Association in June 2015. He has been the Executive arrangements#Leader and cabinet, leader of South Holland District Council since 2003 until 2023. Nominated for a life peerage in August 2015, he was created Baron Porter of Spalding, of Spalding, Lincolnshire, Spalding in the County of Lincolnshire on 15 October 2015. He was educated at De Montfort University (BA, 2000) and Canterbury Christ Church University (Postgraduate Certificate, 2011).2018 "Porter of Spalding, Baron, (Gary Andrew Porter), Chairman, Local Government Association, since 2015 (Vice Chairman, 2011–15)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 31 Jan. 2019 References Living people Alumni of De Montfort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
