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:Aged 25, he became a vice president at [[Chase Manhattan Bank]]. He later moved to [[Deutsche Bank]] in London to help build its business in emerging market countries. Sajid left Deutsche Bank as a senior managing director in summer 2009 'to give something back through politics'.<ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/economic-secretary-to-the-treasury Ministerial role Economic Secretary to the Treasury], Gov.uk, acc 8 October 2013 </ref>
 
:Aged 25, he became a vice president at [[Chase Manhattan Bank]]. He later moved to [[Deutsche Bank]] in London to help build its business in emerging market countries. Sajid left Deutsche Bank as a senior managing director in summer 2009 'to give something back through politics'.<ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/economic-secretary-to-the-treasury Ministerial role Economic Secretary to the Treasury], Gov.uk, acc 8 October 2013 </ref>
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==Dinner with lobbyists==
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===The Black and White ball 2015===
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On the 9 February 2015, Javid attended the [[Conservative Party]]'s 'Black and White ball' election fundraiser at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The event was attended by almost the entire Cabinet, [[Boris Johnson]] and [[George Osborne]] did not attend due to the G20 event, and by party donors including; hedge fund boss [[Stanley Fink]] (Lord Fink), who wants Britain to rival offshore tax havens with an equally generous tax regime; founder of [[Lycamobile]], who paid no corporation tax between 2007 and 2014 despite generating millions in revenue, [[Subaskaran Allirajah]]; jewellery tycoon [[Ranbir Singh Suri]] and lap dancing club owner [[Peter Stringfellow]].
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One Tory donor told the ''Guardian'' he had been told if he bought a 'premium table at the event for £15,000 he would expect the company of a cabinet minister' and if 'he paid £5,000 for a standard table, he would expect a junior minister'.
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As a further way of raising money at the event, the Party sold one off prizes. These included, a meal at the Carlton Club with Javid, shoe shopping with [[Theresa May]], dinner at home with [[Michael Gove]] and a session of jogging with [[Nicky Morgan]].<ref> Rajeev Syal and Rowena Mason [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/09/conservative-donors-pay-up-to-15000-for-table-at-election-fundraiser Conservative donors pay up to £15,000 for table at election fundraiser] ''The Guardian'', 9 February 2015, accessed 11 February 2015 </ref>
  
 
==Special advisers==
 
==Special advisers==

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Sajid Javid

Sajid Javid is the UK Conservative MP for Bromsgrove, first elected in the 2010 UK general election. He was appointed culture secretary in April 2014.

Political career

Javid was appointed economic secretary to HM Treasury in September 2012.[1] He was promoted to financial secretary to the Treasury in the October 2013 government reshuffle, replacing Greg Clark who was appointed as minister of state for cities.[2] He was promoted to the Cabinet as culture secretary in April 2014, following the resignation of Maria Miller.[3]

Banking career

Javid previously worked in business and finance. According to his government biography:

Aged 25, he became a vice president at Chase Manhattan Bank. He later moved to Deutsche Bank in London to help build its business in emerging market countries. Sajid left Deutsche Bank as a senior managing director in summer 2009 'to give something back through politics'.[4]

Dinner with lobbyists

The Black and White ball 2015

On the 9 February 2015, Javid attended the Conservative Party's 'Black and White ball' election fundraiser at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The event was attended by almost the entire Cabinet, Boris Johnson and George Osborne did not attend due to the G20 event, and by party donors including; hedge fund boss Stanley Fink (Lord Fink), who wants Britain to rival offshore tax havens with an equally generous tax regime; founder of Lycamobile, who paid no corporation tax between 2007 and 2014 despite generating millions in revenue, Subaskaran Allirajah; jewellery tycoon Ranbir Singh Suri and lap dancing club owner Peter Stringfellow.

One Tory donor told the Guardian he had been told if he bought a 'premium table at the event for £15,000 he would expect the company of a cabinet minister' and if 'he paid £5,000 for a standard table, he would expect a junior minister'.

As a further way of raising money at the event, the Party sold one off prizes. These included, a meal at the Carlton Club with Javid, shoe shopping with Theresa May, dinner at home with Michael Gove and a session of jogging with Nicky Morgan.[5]

Special advisers

Contact

Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 7027

Fax: 020 7219 0930
Email: 
sajid.javid.mp@parliament.uk
Twitter: @sajidjavid
Website: sajidjavid.com
Constituency: Rear Office, 18 High Street, Bromsgrove, B61 8HQ
Tel: 01527 872135
HM Treasury, 1 Horseguards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
Tel: 020 7270 5000

Notes

  1. Junior Ministerial reshuffle rolling blog, ConservativeHome, 4 September 2012.
  2. Michael Moore axed as Scottish secretary as reshuffle begins, BBC News, 7 October 2013
  3. Sajid Javid named culture secretary after Miller exit, BBC News, 9 April 2014.
  4. Ministerial role Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Gov.uk, acc 8 October 2013
  5. Rajeev Syal and Rowena Mason Conservative donors pay up to £15,000 for table at election fundraiser The Guardian, 9 February 2015, accessed 11 February 2015
  6. Rajeev Syal Tory party's News Corp links face fresh scrutiny over lobbyist's role The Guardian, 14.11.2012, accessed 2 October 2014
  7. Salma Shah LinkedIn profile, accessed 3 October 2014