Paul Cline Strasburger, Baron Strasburger (born 31 July 1946) is a British

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and semi-retired businessman.

Involvement with the Liberal Democrats

Strasburger first became involved in the Liberal Democrats in his home town of

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in 2005. Strasburger's appointment to the

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was announced in November 2010, and he was created a

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on 10 January 2011 as Baron Strasburger, ''of

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in the

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'', taking his seat on 12 January 2011. Strasburger is a major

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to the Liberal Democrats. Before his appointment to the Lords, he had donated £709,900.40 to the Liberal Democrats, including £483,625 to the central party, £170,719.29 to his local constituency in

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, and smaller sums to Lib Dem MPs

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, Don Foster and

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, as well as constituency parties in Wells,

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and

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, all between 2006 and 2010. Strasburger also contributed to the defence of Michael Brown, the convicted

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who fled after donating £2.4 million to the Liberal Democrats. Strasburger had also put up the

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money for Brown, which was forfeited when Brown fled.

References

External links

Biography
on the Liberal Democrats' website
Lord Strasburger
on

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Voting record
on

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1946 births Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers Living people British businesspeople Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub