Michael Bishop - Revision history

Richard Bew at 08:40, 29 June 2016

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Melissa Jones at 04:07, 25 March 2015

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Melissa Jones at 04:05, 25 March 2015

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Melissa Jones at 04:05, 25 March 2015

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Melissa Jones: /* Labour and Tory donor */

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Labour and Tory donor

Melissa Jones at 12:41, 19 September 2013

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Melissa Jones at 15:24, 24 June 2012

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Melissa Jones at 15:23, 24 June 2012

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Melissa Jones at 15:16, 24 June 2012

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Melissa Jones at 15:14, 24 June 2012

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 British Midland gave more than £5,000 in sponsorship to the Labour Party in 1999-2000<ref>Financial Times; National News; 5 Sep 2000 'Campaigns put Labour in the red Politics Four Elections Prove a Strain of Party Coffers' Andrew Parker</ref>
 ==Affiliations==
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 *Trustee, [[Imperial War Museum Foundation]]
 *[[European Advisory Panel]], member
 == References ==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Bishop, Michael]]

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 *Trustee, [[Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia]]
 *Trustee, [[Imperial War Museum Foundation]]
 == References ==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Bishop, Michael]]

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 ==Affiliations==
-Trustee, [[Michael Bishop Foundation]] 	None 	None
+*Trustee, [[Michael Bishop Foundation]]
-Trustee, [[Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia]] 	None 	None
+*Trustee, [[Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia]]
-Trustee, [[Imperial War Museum Foundation]]
+*Trustee, [[Imperial War Museum Foundation]]
 == References ==
 <references/>
-[[Category:Conservative Party Donors]]
+[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Bishop, Michael]]

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 In 1999 Bishop attended the £350-a-head gala dinner at the Bournemouth Pavilion ballroom during the 1999 [[Labour Party]] Conference. The dinner raised £250,000 for the Labour Party. Sir Michael Bishop was a former Tory supporter, who lent planes to John Major's election campaign<ref>The Times; Home; 29 Sep 1999; 'Blair dinner raises Pounds 250,000 and eyebrows' Andrew Pierce and Tom Baldwin</ref>.
-British Midland gave more than £5,000 in sponsorship to the Labour Party in 1999-2000<ref>Financial Times; National News; 5 Sep 2000 'Campaigns put Labour in the red Politics Four Elections Prove a Strain of Party Coffers' Andrew Parker</ref>.
+British Midland gave more than £5,000 in sponsorship to the Labour Party in 1999-2000<ref>Financial Times; National News; 5 Sep 2000 'Campaigns put Labour in the red Politics Four Elections Prove a Strain of Party Coffers' Andrew Parker</ref>
 == References ==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Conservative Party Donors]]

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 According to the MP's Register of Financial Interests:
-*[[Henry Bellingham]] - in March 2010 gave him £25,000 for help with responsibilities as Shadow Minister for Justice. <ref> House of Commons, REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL INTERESTS as at 6 September 2010 </ref>
+*[[Henry Bellingham]] - in March 2010 Bishop gave him £25,000 for help with responsibilities as Shadow Minister for Justice. <ref> House of Commons, REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL INTERESTS as at 6 September 2010 </ref>
 *[[David Willetts]] - in February 2010 gave him £35,000 to support the work of his office as Shadow Secretary of State for Universities and Skills, to pay annual salary of research assistant.
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 British Midland gave more than £5,000 in sponsorship to the Labour Party in 1999-2000<ref>Financial Times; National News; 5 Sep 2000 'Campaigns put Labour in the red Politics Four Elections Prove a Strain of Party Coffers' Andrew Parker</ref>.
 == References ==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Conservative Party Donors]]

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-Sir '''Michael Bishop''' is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer. He was executive chairman of [[British Midland]] until he sold his stake in the airline to [[Lufthansa]] on 1 July 2009 for a reported £223m, boosting his estimated personal fortune of £280 million <ref> Sunday Times Rich List, "Sir Michael Bishop". The Times (London), 27 April 2008. Acc 2 November 2008 </ref> to over nearly £500 million.
+Sir '''Michael Bishop''' is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer. He was executive chairman of [[British Midland]] until he sold his stake in the airline to [[Lufthansa]] on 1 July 2009 for a reported £223m, boosting his estimated personal fortune of £280 million <ref> Sunday Times Rich List, "Sir Michael Bishop". ''The Times'' (London), 27 April 2008. Acc 2 November 2008 </ref> to over nearly £500 million.
 Bishop was also Deputy Chairman of [[Airtours plc]], a Non-Executive Director of [[Kidde plc]] and Chairman of [[Channel 4 Television]] from 1993-97.<ref>Queen's University Belfast [http://www.qub.ac.uk/info/press/20020311_165000.html Honorary Graduands 2002] Accessed 4 Sep 2007</ref>
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 == References ==
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-[[Category:Conservative Party Donor]]
+[[Category:Conservative Party Donors]]

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-Sir '''Michael Bishop''' is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer. He was Executive Chairman of [[British Midland]] until he sold his stake in the airline to Lufthansa on 1 July 2009, and has an estimated personal fortune of £280 million. <ref> ^ Sunday Times Rich List (27 April 2008). "Sir Michael Bishop". The Times (London). Acc 2 November 2008 </ref>
+Sir '''Michael Bishop''' is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer. He was executive chairman of [[British Midland]] until he sold his stake in the airline to [[Lufthansa]] on 1 July 2009 for a reported £223m, boosting his estimated personal fortune of £280 million. <ref> Sunday Times Rich List, 27 April 2008. "Sir Michael Bishop". The Times (London). Acc 2 November 2008 </ref> to over nearly £500 million.
 Bishop was also the Deputy Chairman of [[Airtours plc]] and a Non-Executive Director of [[Kidde plc]]. He was Chairman of [[Channel 4 Television]] from 1993-97<ref>Queen's University Belfast [http://www.qub.ac.uk/info/press/20020311_165000.html Honorary Graduands 2002] Accessed 4 Sep 2007</ref>.
-On 1 February 2011, Bishop was created a life peer as '''Baron Glendonbrook''', of [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon]] in the County of [[Cheshire]],<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times |titles=Baronies |date=4 February 2011 |page=57}}</ref> and was [[Introduction (House of Lords)|introduced]] in the [[House of Lords]] on 22 March 2011,<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/minutes/110323/ldordpap.htm#minproc House of Lords Minute of Proceedings for 22 March 2011].</ref> where he sits as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]].
+On 1 February 2011, Bishop was created a life peer as '''Baron Glendonbrook''', of Bowdon in the County of Cheshire, and was introduced in the [[House of Lords]] on 22 March 2011,<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/minutes/110323/ldordpap.htm#minproc House of Lords Minute of Proceedings for 22 March 2011].</ref> where he sits as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]].
 ==Labour and Tory donor==

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−	Sir '''Michael Bishop''' is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer. He was Executive Chairman of [[British Midland]].	+	Sir '''Michael Bishop''' is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer. He was Executive Chairman of [[British Midland]] until he sold his stake in the airline to Lufthansa on 1 July 2009, and has an estimated personal fortune of £280 million. <ref> ^ Sunday Times Rich List (27 April 2008). "Sir Michael Bishop". The Times (London). Acc 2 November 2008 </ref>

	Bishop was also the Deputy Chairman of [[Airtours plc]] and a Non-Executive Director of [[Kidde plc]]. He was Chairman of [[Channel 4 Television]] from 1993-97<ref>Queen's University Belfast [http://www.qub.ac.uk/info/press/20020311_165000.html Honorary Graduands 2002] Accessed 4 Sep 2007</ref>.		Bishop was also the Deputy Chairman of [[Airtours plc]] and a Non-Executive Director of [[Kidde plc]]. He was Chairman of [[Channel 4 Television]] from 1993-97<ref>Queen's University Belfast [http://www.qub.ac.uk/info/press/20020311_165000.html Honorary Graduands 2002] Accessed 4 Sep 2007</ref>.