Sir Michael John Snyder (born 30 July 1950) is a British businessman and politician. He is Metropolitan Grand Master of the Freemasons of London.

Business career

Snyder joined Kingston Smith as a trainee in 1968 and became a managing partner in 1979. He played a leadership role in the company, becoming a senior partner in 1990. He stepped down from the board in 2016, but was retained as a consultant. In 2015 he joined the board of Metro Bank with a view to developing Metro Bank’s small business lending operations.

Political career

Snyder is a politician in the

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and has served as an elected representative for

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on the

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He served as chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee from 2003 to 2008, as well as the Finance Committee, and the Barbican Estate Committee. He is currently the chairman of the Capital Buildings Committee. He was knighted in 2008 for services to Business and to the City of London Corporation.

Freemasonry

Snyder has served as Metropolitan Grand Master of the

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since December 2015.

Personal life

Snyder was born on 30 July 1950. He was educated at

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, where he is now a governor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Michael Freemasonry in England Councilmen of the City of London Knights Bachelor Living people People educated at Brentwood School, Essex 1950 births