Jonathan Peter Marland, Baron Marland (born 14 August 1956) is a British businessman and politician, having served as Prime Minister's Trade Envoy, Minister for Energy and Climate Change and Business, Innovation and Skills, and Treasurer of the

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. Marland is currently the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

Education

Marland was educated at

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Business career

Marland was one of the founding directors of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, a multinational insurance business. He led the acquisitions or investment of Janspeed Ltd, Hunter Wellington Boots, Insurance Capital Partners, Jubilee Holdings Ltd, ''

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'' magazine, and Eco World Management and Advisory Services (UK) Ltd. He is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the

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. He was one of the owners of

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and

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, having been convinced by

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to invest in a company that should focus on "security and military advice".

Political career

Government posts

In 2010, Marland was made a Minister at the

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. In May 2011 he was appointed as the Chairman of the British Business Ambassadors by

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(UKTI). In 2012, Marland was made a Minister for Intellectual property in the

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. He was the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy between 2011 and 2014. In 2014 he became Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

Party and parliamentary roles

Marland was the

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candidate for the target seat of Somerton and Frome at the 2001 general election, coming second to the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP, David Heath. He was Treasurer to the Conservative Party from 2003 to 2007, and subsequently became a key part of the team which saw the election of

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Opposition posts

In 2009, Marland was made an opposition Whip in the House of Lords, as well as an opposition spokesman for the Cabinet Office, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Other interests

Away from business and politics, Marland has interests in the arts and sport. He is the Chairman of Tickets for Troops, Chairman of The Guggenheim UK Charitable Trust and Atlantic Partnership, the Patron of Salisbury and South Wiltshire Cricket and Hockey Club and a

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. He is a member of the Peggy Guggenheim Museum Executive Board and Trustee of Commonwealth Walkway Trust. He was formerly Chairman of The Churchill Centre UK (until 2019), and Chairman of The Sports Nexus Trust and

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Water Meadows Trust. He was President of

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and is a member of the MCC. In January 2009 he challenged

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for the chairmanship of the ECB but was unsuccessful, despite having pledged to raise a £100m capital fund for development across all 18 counties if elected as chairman. He is a former Trustee of the

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in Bath, and Development Board Member of the

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Personal life

Marland was married to Penny, a probation officer, and they have four children. Lady Marland was

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in 2017.

Honours and awards

He was awarded a life peerage on 8 June 2006 as Baron Marland, of

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in the

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. In 2015, he was awarded the Order of Merit of Malta.

Arms

References

External links

* – FS Club webinar, May 2022 {{DEFAULTSORT:Marland, Jonathan Peter, Baron 1957 births Living people People from Wiltshire People educated at Shrewsbury School British businesspeople Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II