Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton

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Paul Deighton Clive, Baron Deighton , KBE (* 18th January 1956 , Carshalton , Surrey ) studied at Trinity College of Cambridge University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from.

From 1983 to 2005 he worked as an investment banker for the investment bank Goldman Sachs . In 2005 he was appointed Chief Executive to the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games . Paul Deighton is considered the driving force behind the revenue of 2 billion pounds sterling in the field of private sector, hosting the 2012 Olympic Games in London enabled. Jacques Rogge awarded him the Olympic Order for his work .

As part of a cabinet reshuffle in September 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron decided that Paul Deighton would take over from James Sassoon as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury from January 2013 . One of Paul Deighton's new responsibilities there is also handling the 2012 Olympic Games.

On November 1, 2012, Paul Deighton was promoted to Life Peer as Baron Deighton , of Carshalton in the County of Surrey, and inducted into the House of Lords on the same day .

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Individual evidence

  1. Queens Honor List 2013 p.5. accessed on January 1, 2013
  2. ^ Olympics chief Paul Deighton takes seat in the House of Lords The Independent November 1, 2012
  3. ^ Thank you, London Olympic Committee
  4. Downing Street statement on Paul Deighton appointment ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2014 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. on PoliticsHome, September 4, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicshome.com
  5. ^ House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings November 1, 2012