John Nash, Baron Nash

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John Nash, Baron Nash

John Alfred Stoddard Nash, Baron Nash (born March 22, 1949 ) is a British businessman, Conservative Party politician and Member of the House of Lords .

Professional career

Nash studied law at Corpus Christi College , Oxford, and became a lawyer before moving into finance. Nash was Assistant Director of Lazard Brothers and Co Ltd from 1975–1983 before becoming Managing Director of private equity firm Advent Limited in 1986 . He is co-founder of the private equity company Sovereign Capital , which was founded in 1988. He was Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association in 1988 and 1989 and sits on the Board of the Center for Policy Studies . He is also the former Chairman of Care UK , one of the National Health Service's largest contractors .

Political career

In 2013 it was announced that he would become Minister of Schools for the Department for Education . He was also peered as Baron Nash, of Ewelme in the County of Oxfordshire Life on January 21, 2013 . Together with his wife, he donated nearly £ 300,000 to the Conservative Party and, according to The Telegraph, that raises concerns about his party donations and a possible conflict of interest, even though the Department of Education said he would not make any business decisions while in office.

credentials

  1. ↑ a b c Debrett's John Nash, Esq ( Memento of the original dated August 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.debretts.com
  2. ^ Center for Policy Studies , John Nash
  3. ^ Center for Policy Studies , cps board
  4. ↑ a b c Holly Watt, Whitehall Editor: Two major Conservative donors appointed to government . In: Daily Telegraph , January 11, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Lord Nash
  6. ↑ New Lords
personal data
SURNAME Nash, John, Baron Nash
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nash, John Alfred Stoddard, Baron Nash
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British businessman, politician and member of the House of Commons (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1949