John Nash (private equity)

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John Nash is the co-founder of private equity firm Sovereign Capital and ex-chairman of Care UK, now Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools.

Tory Party donor

In November 2009, John Nash made a donation of £21,000 to then shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley, now Secretary of State for Health. Nash and his wife Caroline are regular Tory donors who gave £107,000 to the party from 2006-2010.[1]

Government adviser

In August 2010 Nash was one of four City figures invited by UK chancellor George Osborne to join the HM Treasury Independent Challenge Group, whose remit is to “question the unquestionable” in the Treasury's austerity drive.

Parliament

Nas was appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state for schools in January 2013.[2]

Affiliations

Centre for Policy Studies | Sovereign Capital | Care UK

Resources

See: Private Healthcare Network Map

Notes

  1. Kirsty Walker ,Tory Health spokesman accepted £21,000 donation from private health firm boss, Daily Mail, 15th January 2010
  2. Parliamentary under secretary for state schools Gov.uk, undated, accessed 2 October 2014