Jamie Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
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| 26 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | The 14th Lord Reay |
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| Party | Conservative |
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| Children | 4, including Thomas |
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| Education | Sandroyd School Eton College |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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Geoffrey Robert James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick (born 7 March 1955), is a British businessman, hereditary peer and former member of the House of Lords.
Early life
Borwick was born on 7 March 1955 as the elder son of the Hon. Robin Borwick (1927–2003) and the Hon. Patricia née McAlpine (1927–2009) (only daughter of Lord McAlpine of Moffatt). He was educated at Sandroyd School then Eton College.
He succeeded to the family barony and baronetcy in 2007, upon the death of his uncle, the 4th Baron Borwick, MC.
Career
Borwick became Chief Executive (from 1987 to 2001) of Manganese Bronze Holdings plc, best known for making London Taxis, and then chairman until 2003.
Borwick was founder and owner of electric truck producer Modec in Coventry in 2004. The company entered administration in March 2011 with debts of over £40m. He was Chairman of Route2Mobility Ltd, funding wheelchairs and scooters for disabled people as part of the UK's Motability scheme, until October 2010. He was also a deputy chairman of the board of British Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.[1]
Lord Borwick's other business appointments include as Chairman of Countryside Properties (Bicester) Ltd, and Chairman of Federated Trust Corporation Ltd. He was a non-executive Director of Hansa Trust plc from 1984 until 2012.
Elected in the hereditary peers by-election of July 2013, replacing the late Lord Reay,[2] Lord Borwick sat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.[3]
Philanthropy
Lord Borwick is a Trustee of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity, having retired from the British Lung Foundation after 2 terms of 6 years as Trustee.[4]
Personal life
In 1981, Borwick married Victoria Poore,[5] later a Conservative member of parliament, London Assembly Member, and Deputy Mayor of London.[6] They have three sons and a daughter:[7]
Their eldest son, the Hon. Edwin Borwick, is heir apparent to the family titles and their second son, the Hon. Thomas Borwick, is the Conservative Party digital media strategist, who previously worked for Vote Leave.[8]
Arms
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See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Board - Cutting Carbon Output Advisory Group". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Beamish, David. "Clerk of the Parliaments" (PDF). Whole-House Hereditary Peers’ By-election, July 2013: result. House of Lords. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Beamish, David. "Clerk of the Parliaments" (PDF). Candidature statements. House of Lords. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our trustees". British Lung Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 443 (BORWICK, B). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Simpson, Fiona (9 June 2017). "General Election 2017: Labour's Emma Dent Coad wins Kensington seat after THIRD recount". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Borwick, 5 Baron" in "Debrett's People of Today, 2014".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Geoghegan, Peter. "Revealed: Former Vote Leave data chief accused of pro-Tory 'disinformation'". Open Democracy. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Burke's Peerage & Baronetage. 1949.
External links
- Interview with Jamie, Lord Borwick at Financial Times
- Interview with Jamie, Lord Borwick at REAL BUSINESS
- The Lady Borwick MP at UK Parliament website
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