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[[Patience Wheatcroft]] (Baroness Wheatcroft) is a Conservative member of the [[House of Lords]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-wheatcroft/4199 Baroness Wheatcroft], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 April 2013.</ref> She was made a life peer in December 2010.<ref name="Parliament"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-wheatcroft/4199 Baroness Wheatcroft], uk.parliament.co.uk, acc 11 October 2014 </ref>
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[[Patience Wheatcroft]] (Baroness Wheatcroft) is a Conservative member of the [[House of Lords]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-wheatcroft/4199 Baroness Wheatcroft], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 April 2013.</ref> She was made a life peer in December 2010.<ref name="Parliament"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-wheatcroft/4199 Baroness Wheatcroft], uk.parliament.co.uk, accessed 11 October 2014 </ref>
  
She is a former editor of the ''[[Sunday Telegraph]]'' and the ''[[Wall Street Journal]] Europe''.<ref>[http://www.pelhambellpottinger.co.uk/people/baroness-patience-wheatcroft Baroness Patience Wheatcroft], Pelham Bell Pottinger, accessed 8 April 2013.</ref>  
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She is a former editor of FT.com<ref> Katherine Levy [http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/1047211/wsj-europe-brings-tracy-corrigan-editor-role WSJ Europe brings in Tracy Corrigan for editor role] ''Media Week'', 20 December 2010, accessed 13 October 2014 </ref>, the ''[[Sunday Telegraph]]'' and the ''[[Wall Street Journal]] Europe''.<ref> [http://www.pelhambellpottinger.co.uk/people/baroness-patience-wheatcroft Baroness Patience Wheatcroft], Pelham Bell Pottinger, accessed 8 April 2013.</ref>  
  
 
==House of Lords committees==
 
==House of Lords committees==
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Wheatcroft sat on the board of think tank [[Policy Exchange]] from June 2012 until November 2013.  
 
Wheatcroft sat on the board of think tank [[Policy Exchange]] from June 2012 until November 2013.  
  
She was a non-executive director at [[Barclays]] in February 2009. <ref> Dates to be checked </ref>
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She was a non-executive director at [[Barclays]] in 1 January 2008, it was also reported that she would be earning earning £65,000 for 25 days' work as a non-executive.<ref> Stephen Brook [http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/dec/13/sundaytelegraph.pressandpublishing Wheatcroft quits journalism] ''The Guardian'', 13 December 2007, accessed 13 October 2014 </ref>. Wheatcroft left this role in 30 September 2009 when appointed editor of the [[Wall Street Journal]] which precluded her from holding any corporate directorships<ref name="Shaftesbury"> [http://www.shaftesbury.co.uk/pdfs/results-reports-presentations/Annual-report-2009.pdf Annual report 2009] ''Shaftesbury'', accessed 13 October 2009 </ref>
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Non-executive director at West End property investment group, [[Shaftesbury]] plc, March 2008 until 30 September 2009.<ref name="Shaftesbury"/>
  
 
==Advisory roles==
 
==Advisory roles==
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She was a task force member of the [[Henry Jackson Initiative]] 2012 report 'Towards an Inclusive Capitalism'.
 
She was a task force member of the [[Henry Jackson Initiative]] 2012 report 'Towards an Inclusive Capitalism'.
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She was on the UK advisory board of [[Huawei Technologies]] until July 2014.<ref name="interest"> [http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-interests/register-of-lords-interests/lords-interests-amendments/?letter=W Register of lords interests] ''Parliament UK'', accessed 13 October 2014 </ref>
  
 
==Non-financial interests==
 
==Non-financial interests==
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*Trustee, [[British Museum]]<ref name="Parliament"/>
 
*Trustee, [[British Museum]]<ref name="Parliament"/>
 
*Member, Advisory Board, [[Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism]]<ref name="Parliament"/>
 
*Member, Advisory Board, [[Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism]]<ref name="Parliament"/>
*Trustee, [[Policy Exchange]] <ref> check status </ref>
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*Trustee, [[Policy Exchange]], June 2012, <ref name="interests"/>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==

Revision as of 10:42, 13 October 2014

Patience Wheatcroft (Baroness Wheatcroft) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords.[1] She was made a life peer in December 2010.[2]

She is a former editor of FT.com[3], the Sunday Telegraph and the Wall Street Journal Europe.[4]

House of Lords committees

In 2011 Wheatcroft sat on the joint committee that scrutinised the UK's Draft Financial Services Bill, which introduces a new structure for financial regulation. After this committee disbanded shortly after it reported in 2011, she took up a number of paid roles for financial and lobbying companies. Other committees include:

  • Finance Bill Sub-Committee Lords 2014-
  • Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee Lords 2013-13
  • Finance Bill Sub-Committee Lords 2012-13
  • Constitution Committee (L) Lords 2012-
  • Special Public Bill Committee Lords 2012-12

Directorships

Wheatcroft is a non-executive director at wealth management firm St James’s Place plc (since 2012) and at Fiat S.p.A (automobiles)

Wheatcroft sat on the board of think tank Policy Exchange from June 2012 until November 2013.

She was a non-executive director at Barclays in 1 January 2008, it was also reported that she would be earning earning £65,000 for 25 days' work as a non-executive.[5]. Wheatcroft left this role in 30 September 2009 when appointed editor of the Wall Street Journal which precluded her from holding any corporate directorships[6]

Non-executive director at West End property investment group, Shaftesbury plc, March 2008 until 30 September 2009.[6]

Advisory roles

Baroness Wheatcroft is a paid 'business consultant (legal services' to lobbyist-law firm DLA Piper, which represents some of the largest financial firms in the world. [2]

She is also a paid member of the advisory board of financial and corporate lobbyists Pelham Bell Pottinger[2], a role she has held since 2012.[7]

She was a task force member of the Henry Jackson Initiative 2012 report 'Towards an Inclusive Capitalism'.

She was on the UK advisory board of Huawei Technologies until July 2014.[8]

Non-financial interests

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Baroness Wheatcroft, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 April 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Baroness Wheatcroft, uk.parliament.co.uk, accessed 11 October 2014
  3. Katherine Levy WSJ Europe brings in Tracy Corrigan for editor role Media Week, 20 December 2010, accessed 13 October 2014
  4. Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, Pelham Bell Pottinger, accessed 8 April 2013.
  5. Stephen Brook Wheatcroft quits journalism The Guardian, 13 December 2007, accessed 13 October 2014
  6. 6.0 6.1 Annual report 2009 Shaftesbury, accessed 13 October 2009
  7. Melanie Newman House of Bankers: 16% of Lords are paid by City firms The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 10 July 2012, accessed 9 October 2014
  8. Register of lords interests Parliament UK, accessed 13 October 2014
  9. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named interests