Peter Booth, Baron Booth

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The Lord Booth
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
7 March 2024
Life peerage
Personal details
Born
Sydney John Peter Booth

August 1955 (age 69)
Houghton-le-Spring, England
Political party Conservative
SpouseKelvin Poplett-Booth
Alma mater University of Essex
OccupationBusinessman

Sydney John Peter Booth, Baron Booth [1] is a British businessman and politician. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in the northeast of England, and lived there until attending the University of Essex where he took a bachelor's degree in government.[ citation needed ] He served as the Chairman of the National Conservative Convention from 2021 to September 2024, and was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Board, and Chairman of the Conservative Party Finance and Audit Committee. Booth was nominated by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for a life peerage [2] [3] and was created Baron Booth, of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland , on 7 March 2024. [4] [1] He is a member of the Carlton Club.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Parliamentary career for Lord Booth". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. Walker, Peter (9 February 2024). "Major Tory donor among 13 new peers named in honours list". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. "Political Peerages 2024". GOV.UK. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. "No. 64343". The London Gazette . 13 March 2024. p. 5094.
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