Paul Ruddock
Paul Ruddock is chief executive of hedge fund Lansdowne Partners and a former Goldman Sachs banker. He is a prominent supporter and funder of the Conservative Party.
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Donations to UK Conservative Party
Ruddock gave £486,500 to the Tories between 2003 and 2010. [1]
By virtue of donating more than £50,000 Ruddock is a member of Prime Minister David Cameron's elite 'Leader's Group' dining club.
Israel Advocacy
In October 2015, Ruddock signed a letter in The Guardian along with more than 150 people drawn from the arts and politics. The letter launched Culture for Coexistence, an organisation that opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.[2]
Donation history
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[3]
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2003 | Paul M Ruddock | £10,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 20/04/2004 | Paul M Ruddock | £20,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 18/04/2005 | Paul Ruddock | £20,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 20/01/2006 | Paul M. Ruddock | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 24/08/2006 | Paul M Ruddock | £8,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 19/01/2007 | Paul M Ruddock | £60,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 31/03/2007 | Paul M Ruddock | £3,095.30 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 07/09/2007 | Paul M Ruddock | £8,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 31/10/2007 | Paul M Ruddock | £3,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 28/11/2007 | Paul M Ruddock | £75,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 27/05/2008 | Paul M Ruddock | £8,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 08/12/2008 | Paul M Ruddock | £2,886.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 20/01/2009 | Paul M Ruddock | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 29/05/2009 | Paul M Ruddock | £8,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 03/09/2009 | Paul M Ruddock | £108,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 27/11/2009 | Paul M Ruddock | £7,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 31/12/2009 | Paul M Ruddock | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 18/02/2010 | Paul M Ruddock | £51,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 28/02/2010 | Paul M Ruddock | £5,439.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 20/07/2010 | Paul M Ruddock | £8,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 22/11/2010 | Paul M Ruddock | £1,666.12 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 22/02/2011 | Paul M Ruddock | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 21/06/2011 | Paul M Ruddock | £8,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 04/07/2011 | Paul M Ruddock | £2,012.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 10/02/2012 | Paul M Ruddock | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 28/05/2012 | Paul M Ruddock | £8,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 20/11/2012 | Paul M Ruddock | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 12/04/2013 | Paul M Ruddock | £37,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 14/11/2013 | Paul M Ruddock | £37,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 13/03/2014 | Paul M Ruddock | £5,184.22 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 13/03/2014 | Paul M Ruddock | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 18/06/2014 | Paul M Ruddock | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 16/09/2014 | Paul M Ruddock | £33,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 08/12/2014 | Paul M Ruddock | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central party |
Dinner at Downing Street with the Camerons
- See Powerbase page on Downing Street Dinner Guest List published by the government in March 2012
Affiliations
- Circle Holdings -parent company of Circle Health is 18.9% owned by Lansdowne Partners
Notes
- ↑ Electoral Commission, [http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatoryissues/ regdpoliticalparties.cfm?ec= Donations: Paul Ruddock ]
- ↑ Harriet Sherwood, 'Star authors call for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue rather than boycotts', The Guardian, 22 October 2015, accessed 23 October 2015
- ↑ Electoral Commission Search 'Ruddock', accessed 7 May 2015.
