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[[Raj Bagri]] was Chairman of the [[London Metal Exchange]] until 2002. He was awarded the CBE in 1995.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Indians-Abroad/Indian-origin-Raj-Bagri-quits-UK-House-of-Lords/articleshow/6139200.cms Indian-origin Raj Bagri quits UK House of Lords], Times of India, 7 July 2010.</ref>
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'''Raj Kumar Bagri''', Baron Bagri, was one of the UK's successful Asian businessman who renounced his [[House of Lords]] peerage in 2010 to protect his "non-dom" tax status and avoid paying resident taxes. He is a metals magnate and former Chairman of the [[London Metal Exchange]]. He was awarded the CBE in 1995. Raj Kumar Bagri is the father of [[Apurv Bagri]], managing director of [[Metdist]].
  
As Lord Bagri, he was a Conservative member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 2010. He stepped down from the Lords in July 2010 in order to avoid a new requirement for Peers to become UK resident for tax purposes. He retained his title.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Indians-Abroad/Indian-origin-Raj-Bagri-quits-UK-House-of-Lords/articleshow/6139200.cms Indian-origin Raj Bagri quits UK House of Lords], Times of India, 7 July 2010.</ref>
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==Metals magnate==
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===LME Chairman and potential windfall===
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Bagri was Chairman of the London Metal Exchange until 2002, though he retains a 9.4% stake of LME through his [[Medtist|Metdist Ltd]] and [[Metdist|Metdist Trading Ltd]] holdings.<ref>Nicholas Larkin and Agnieszka Troszkiewicz, '[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-27/london-metal-exchange-takeover-bids-mean-most-is-at-stake-for-goldman-ubs.html London Metal Exchange Takeover Bids Mean Most Is at Stake for Goldman, UBS]', Bloomberg, 28 September 2011, accessed 24 November 2011</ref>
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The sale of the LME in 2012 is expected to land Bagri with a windfall earning of £90million.<ref>Anna Mikhailova and Maurice Chittenden, '[http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/Politics/article825846.ece Non-dom Tory peer to net £100m in house sale]', The Sunday Times, 20 November 2011, accessed 24 November 2011</ref>
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===Mining assets===
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Bagri hold multiple major metals assets, though they tend to keep a low public profile. These include:
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[[Metdist]] | [[Minmetco]]
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==A billionaire lord who refused to pay taxes==
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Bagri renounced his House of Lords peerage in 2010 to escape paying resident taxes, having been a Conservative Peer from 1997 onwards. Bagri retains his title.<ref>Andy McSmith '[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/a-peerage-id-rather-give-it-back-and-cut-my-tax-bill-2020107.html?action=Popup A peerage? I'd rather give it back and cut my tax bill]', The Independent, 7 July 2010, accessed 24 November 2011</ref>
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His former Regent's Park home, acquired for £5.9m in 1994 and redesigned by [[Quinlan Terry]], fetched £120m on sale in November 2011 — making it the most expensive single property ever sold in the UK.<ref>Ashis Ray, '[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/NRI-tycoon-sells-London-home-for-whopping-120m/articleshow/10811082.cms NRI tycoon sells London home for whopping £120m'], The Times of India, 21 November 2011, accessed 24 November 2011</ref>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
*[[Prince's Trust]] - Advisory Committee member
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*[[Princes Trust]] - Advisory Committee member
*[[Bagri Foundation]] - Chairman  
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*[[Bagri Foundation]] - Chairman
  
 
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Raj Kumar Bagri, Baron Bagri, was one of the UK's successful Asian businessman who renounced his House of Lords peerage in 2010 to protect his "non-dom" tax status and avoid paying resident taxes. He is a metals magnate and former Chairman of the London Metal Exchange. He was awarded the CBE in 1995. Raj Kumar Bagri is the father of Apurv Bagri, managing director of Metdist.

Metals magnate

LME Chairman and potential windfall

Bagri was Chairman of the London Metal Exchange until 2002, though he retains a 9.4% stake of LME through his Metdist Ltd and Metdist Trading Ltd holdings.[1]

The sale of the LME in 2012 is expected to land Bagri with a windfall earning of £90million.[2]

Mining assets

Bagri hold multiple major metals assets, though they tend to keep a low public profile. These include: Metdist | Minmetco

A billionaire lord who refused to pay taxes

Bagri renounced his House of Lords peerage in 2010 to escape paying resident taxes, having been a Conservative Peer from 1997 onwards. Bagri retains his title.[3]

His former Regent's Park home, acquired for £5.9m in 1994 and redesigned by Quinlan Terry, fetched £120m on sale in November 2011 — making it the most expensive single property ever sold in the UK.[4]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Nicholas Larkin and Agnieszka Troszkiewicz, 'London Metal Exchange Takeover Bids Mean Most Is at Stake for Goldman, UBS', Bloomberg, 28 September 2011, accessed 24 November 2011
  2. Anna Mikhailova and Maurice Chittenden, 'Non-dom Tory peer to net £100m in house sale', The Sunday Times, 20 November 2011, accessed 24 November 2011
  3. Andy McSmith 'A peerage? I'd rather give it back and cut my tax bill', The Independent, 7 July 2010, accessed 24 November 2011
  4. Ashis Ray, 'NRI tycoon sells London home for whopping £120m', The Times of India, 21 November 2011, accessed 24 November 2011