Peter Booth, Baron Booth

Last updated

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

Houghton-le-Spring, England
Political party Conservative
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 has been the Chairman of the National Conservative Convention since 2021, and is Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Board. 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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Arbuthnot</span> British politician and life peer (born 1952)

James Norwich Arbuthnot, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom,, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wanstead and Woodford from 1987 to 1997, and then MP for North East Hampshire from 1997 to 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alan Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst</span> British Conservative politician and life peer

Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst,, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden from 1977 to 2017, having previously represented Middleton and Prestwich from 1970 to 1974. Haselhurst was Chairman of Ways and Means from 14 May 1997 to 8 June 2010, and later Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association between 2011 and 2014. The oldest Conservative MP to stand down at the 2017 general election, he was created a Life Peer in May 2018, sitting in the House of Lords as Baron Haselhurst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington</span> British Conservative politician (1919–2018)

Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Baron Carington of Upton,, was a British Conservative Party politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, Chairman of the General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. In Margaret Thatcher's first government, he played a major role in negotiating the Lancaster House Agreement that ended the conflict in Rhodesia and enabled the creation of Zimbabwe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Temple-Morris</span> British politician

Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris was a British politician. He was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster in 1974; he stood down in 2001 after changing parties. He sat in the House of Lords as a Labour peer. He died on 1 May 2018 aged 80.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howard Flight</span> British politician

Howard Emerson Flight, Baron Flight is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom and a member of the House of Lords who was Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs from 1997 to 2005. He held several Shadow posts: Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1999 to 2001, Shadow Paymaster General from 2001 to 2002, and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2002 to 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Morris, Baron Naseby</span>

Michael Wolfgang Laurence Morris, Baron Naseby, is a British Conservative Party politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley</span> British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain (born 1960)

David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley,, styled Viscount Malpas from birth until 1968, and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage until 1990, is a British peer and filmmaker who acted as Lord Great Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Blyton, Baron Blyton</span> British politician

William Reid Blyton, Baron Blyton was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton-le-Spring in the County of Durham from 1945 to 1964.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Houghton</span> Retired senior British Army officer and Chief of the Defence Staff

General John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton, Baron Houghton of Richmond, is a retired senior British Army officer and former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) of the British Armed Forces. He was appointed CDS in July 2013, following the retirement of General Sir David Richards. He served as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, the Green Howards in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and later became Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland. He deployed as Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq during the Iraq War. Later, he became Chief of Joint Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters and served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff until assuming the position of CDS. Houghton retired from the British Army in July 2016, and was succeeded as CDS by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach.

Peter Stewart Lane, Baron Lane of Horsell, FCA was a British politician and businessman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terence Burns, Baron Burns</span> British economist

Terence Burns, Baron Burns, sometimes known as Terry Burns, is a British economist, made a life peer in 1998 for his services as former Chief Economic Advisor and Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury. He served as Chairman of Ofcom from 2018 to 2020, and is currently a senior adviser to Santander UK, non-executive Chairman of Glas Cymru, and a non-executive director of Pearson Group plc. He is also a former President of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, President of the Society of Business Economists, ex Chairman of the Governing Body of the Royal Academy of Music, and ex Chairman of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra. On 5 November 2009 he was announced chairman Designate of Channel Four Television Corporation, succeeding Luke Johnson, who retired on 27 January 2010 following six years in the post.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley</span> British economist (born 1957)

Terence James O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley is a British economist best known for coining BRIC, the acronym that stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China—the four once rapidly developing countries that were thought to challenge the global economic power of the developed G7 economies. He is also a former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and former Conservative government minister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick</span>

Geoffrey Robert James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick, is a British businessman, hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords.

By-elections to the House of Lords occur when vacancies arise among seats assigned to hereditary peers due to death, resignation, or disqualification. Candidates for these by-elections are limited to holders of hereditary peerages, and their electorates are made up of sitting Lords; in most cases the electorate are those sitting hereditary peers of the same party affiliation as the departed peer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochiel</span> Scottish politician (born 1976)

Donald Andrew John Cameron of Lochiel, Baron Cameron of Lochiel, is a Scottish Conservative politician and life peer who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland since 2024. He was elected a member of the Scottish Parliament for the electoral region of the Highlands and Islands in 2016, serving in various roles in the Conservative shadow cabinet before his appointment to the House of Lords in 2024. Cameron succeeded his father as the 28th Lochiel, the hereditary chief of Clan Cameron, in 2023.

Stanley Charles Fuller was a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 meters relay at the 10th 1932 Summer Olympics. held in Los Angeles. He was known as 'Flying Fuller' and was reputed to be the first Norfolk man to represent Great Britain in the modern Olympic Games.

As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Fuller, Baron Fuller</span> British politician (born 1968)

John Charles Fuller, Baron Fuller,, is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the leader of South Norfolk District Council since 2007 and was appointed a member of the House of Lords in 2024.

Franck Robert Marie Petitgas, Baron Petitgas, is a French banker based in the United Kingdom. Formerly head of international at Morgan Stanley, he is a special adviser on business and investment to British prime minister Rishi Sunak and has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Jamieson, Baron Jamieson</span> British politician

James Gerard Jamieson, Baron Jamieson,, is a British Conservative politician and life peer. He is a member of the House of Lords, a member and former leader of Central Bedfordshire Council, and a former chairman of the Local Government Association.

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.