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'''Simon Adam Wolfson''' (born 27 October 1967) is a British businessman who has donated substantial sums to the [[Conservative Party]]. He is currently chief executive of the clothing retailer [[Next]] and is the son of former [[Next]] chairman [[David Wolfson]]. He was appointed a trustee of the right-wing think tank [[Policy Exchange]] on 2 December 2008. He is a trustee of [[The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust]], <ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Contact & Trustees.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010</ref> which funds [[Policy Exchange]] and [[Civitas]].
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'''Simon Adam Wolfson''' (Lord Wolfson of Apsley Guise, born 27 October 1967) is a British businessman who has donated substantial sums to the [[Conservative Party]]. He is currently chief executive of the clothing retailer [[Next]] and is the son of former [[Next]] chairman [[David Wolfson]].  
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Wolfson was appointed a Conservative peer in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/peerages-honours-and-appointments-51162 Peerages, honours and appointments], number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
 
Wolfson was appointed a Conservative peer in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/peerages-honours-and-appointments-51162 Peerages, honours and appointments], number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
  
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He married [[Ellie Shawcross]] in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.retail-week.com/people/nexts-lord-wolfson-ties-the-knot/5037926.article Next’s Lord Wolfson ties the knot], ''Retail Week'', 28 June 2012.</ref>
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He has been a trustee of the right-wing think tank [[Policy Exchange]] since 2 December 2008. He is a trustee of [[The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust]],<ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Contact & Trustees.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010</ref> (set up by his father David and his grandfather [[Charles Wolfson]]) which funds [[Policy Exchange]] and [[Civitas]].
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He married Tory special adviser [[Ellie Shawcross]] ([[Eleanor Wolfson]]) in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.retail-week.com/people/nexts-lord-wolfson-ties-the-knot/5037926.article Next’s Lord Wolfson ties the knot], ''Retail Week'', 28 June 2012.</ref>
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Wolfson is also an advisory board member of the eurosceptic think-tank [[Open Europe]]. <ref>[http://openeurope.org.uk/ Open Europe Board, June 2016], OpenEurope, accessed 15 June 2016</ref>
  
 
==Donations to the Conservative Party==
 
==Donations to the Conservative Party==
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The table below shows Simon Wolfson's donations to the [[Conservative Party]] registered with the Electoral Commission as at 27 April 2010. <ref>Electoral Commission, [http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regdpoliticalparties.cfm Register of donations to political parties] [Accessed 27 April 2010]</ref> The donations listed amount to a total of £238,250 over less than four years.
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The table below shows Simon Wolfson's donations to the [[Conservative Party]] registered with the Electoral Commission as at 19 January 2015.  The donations listed amounts totalling £417,350 plus an additional £10,000 to [[David Cameron]] during his [[Conservative Party]] leadership campaign.
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He also donated £50,000 on 24 May 2016 to [[Vote Leave]], the campaign group which successfully persuaded the British people to withdraw from the European Union at the polls on 23 June 2016. <ref>Electoral Commission [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=5&rows=10&query=Vote%20Leave&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Vote Leave Donor Search], accessed 24 June 2016</ref>  
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="32%">Date accepted</th>
 
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="32%">Date accepted</th>
 
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="17%">Donations</th>
 
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="17%">Donations</th>
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<td>[[David Cameron]], leadership campaign</td>
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<td align="center">18 August 2005</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000</td>
 
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<td align="center">22 January 2007</td>
 
<td align="center">22 January 2007</td>
 
<td align="center">£60,000</td>
 
<td align="center">£60,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
 
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<td align="center">19 February 2009</td>
 
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<td align="center">£69,000</td>
 
 
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">11 March 2010</td>
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<td align="center">£55,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">16 September 2010</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">21 March 2011</td>
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<td align="center">£42,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">09 June 2011</td>
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<td align="center">£1,600</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">24 August 2011</td>
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<td align="center">£6,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">09 March 2012</td>
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<td align="center">£22,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">28 May 2012</td>
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<td align="center">£8,500</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">15 July 2013</td>
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<td align="center">£8,500</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">10 October 2013</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">11 November 2009</td>
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<td align="center">£4,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Westminster North</td>
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<td align="center">02 April 2014</td>
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<td align="center">£2,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">11 September 2014</td>
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<td align="center">£1,000</td>
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<td>Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office</td>
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<td align="center">11 September 2014</td>
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<td align="center">£8,500</td>
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</table><ref> [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Simon Wolfson donations] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 19 January 2015 </ref>
  
  
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==External resources==
 
==External resources==
 
*[http://www.retail-week.com/02-lord-wolfson/5036378.article Power List 2012: 02. Lord Wolfson],  ''Retail Week'', 21 June 2012.
 
*[http://www.retail-week.com/02-lord-wolfson/5036378.article Power List 2012: 02. Lord Wolfson],  ''Retail Week'', 21 June 2012.
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==Family tree==
  
 
==Notes==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 13 January 2023

Simon Adam Wolfson (Lord Wolfson of Apsley Guise, born 27 October 1967) is a British businessman who has donated substantial sums to the Conservative Party. He is currently chief executive of the clothing retailer Next and is the son of former Next chairman David Wolfson.


Wolfson was appointed a Conservative peer in May 2010.[1]

He has been a trustee of the right-wing think tank Policy Exchange since 2 December 2008. He is a trustee of The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust,[2] (set up by his father David and his grandfather Charles Wolfson) which funds Policy Exchange and Civitas.

He married Tory special adviser Ellie Shawcross (Eleanor Wolfson) in June 2012.[3]

Wolfson is also an advisory board member of the eurosceptic think-tank Open Europe. [4]

Donations to the Conservative Party

The table below shows Simon Wolfson's donations to the Conservative Party registered with the Electoral Commission as at 19 January 2015. The donations listed amounts totalling £417,350 plus an additional £10,000 to David Cameron during his Conservative Party leadership campaign.

He also donated £50,000 on 24 May 2016 to Vote Leave, the campaign group which successfully persuaded the British people to withdraw from the European Union at the polls on 23 June 2016. [5]

Received by Date accepted Donations
David Cameron, leadership campaign 18 August 2005 £10,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 19 January 2006 £50,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 14 August 2006 £4,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 22 January 2007 £60,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 13 December 2007 £54,250
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 5 December 2008 £60,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 14 May 2009 £6,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 11 November 2009 £4,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 11 March 2010 £55,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 16 September 2010 £10,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 21 March 2011 £42,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 09 June 2011 £1,600
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 24 August 2011 £6,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 09 March 2012 £22,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 28 May 2012 £8,500
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 15 July 2013 £8,500
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 10 October 2013 £10,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 11 November 2009 £4,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Westminster North 02 April 2014 £2,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 11 September 2014 £1,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 11 September 2014 £8,500

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External resources

Family tree

Notes

  1. ↑ Peerages, honours and appointments, number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Screengrab of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010
  3. ↑ Next’s Lord Wolfson ties the knot, Retail Week, 28 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Open Europe Board, June 2016, OpenEurope, accessed 15 June 2016
  5. ↑ Electoral Commission Vote Leave Donor Search, accessed 24 June 2016
  6. ↑ Simon Wolfson donations Charity Commission, accessed 19 January 2015
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