Robert Edmiston, Baron Edmiston
Robert Norman Edmiston, Baron Edmiston (born October 6, 1946 ) is a British automobile dealer and philanthropist who lives in the West Midlands . He has founded a number of charities, particularly those in the religious and educational sectors.
Bob Edmiston became a millionaire through his companies IM Group , a vehicle importer, and IM Properties . In 1974 he was CFO of the sports car manufacturer Jensen Motors . With the £ 6000 severance pay he received after the company went bankrupt, he founded International Motors which acquired the rights to Subaru and Isuzu in the UK. He later expanded the business areas into loan and vehicle financing. on the Sunday Times Rich List 2009 of the Richest Brits, he ranks 178th with an estimated fortune of £ 300 million. The IM Group is now run by his son Andrew Edmiston.
Charitable activities
Edmiston is an Evangelical Christian and has donated large amounts to charities he founded.
In 1988 he founded Christian Vision , a large charitable organization based in Coleshill, Warwickshire .
Promotion of the educational system
He sponsors three secondary schools within the Academy program, Grace Academy Coventry, Grace Academy Solihull and Grace Academy Darlaston through two charities, and is the director of all three academies.
The academies have a Christian ethos.
politics
He was a supporter of the Conservative Party , which he backed with a £ 2 million loan that was later converted into a donation.
He was one of the businessmen behind Midlands Industrial Council, a political campaign organization of the Conservative Party
In 2005, The Times reported that he was to be one of the new Peers , but his appointment was overshadowed by the Cash for Peerages scandal and blocked by the House of Lords Appointments Committee.
On January 14, 2011 Edmiston was named Baron Edmiston , of Lapworth in the County of Warwickshire , a Life Peer and thus a member of the House of Lords for the Conservative Party . On July 22, 2015, he voluntarily retired and resigned from the House of Lords under the provisions of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Sunday Times Rich List 2009 online edition
- ^ IC Birmingham
- ↑ Grace Academy ( Memento of the original from December 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Birmingham Post: Power 50 ( Memento of the original from March 13, 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.
- ↑ BBC: West Midlands: MIC names behind the cash ...
- ^ The Times: Sleaze row as election donors get peerages
- ↑ Telegraph: "Police wanted to talk to 80 people in peers inquiry but many refused, reveals donor"
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| SURNAME | Edmiston, Robert, Baron Edmiston |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edmiston, Robert Norman, Baron Edmiston |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British automobile dealer and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1946 |