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'''Sir Tom Cowie''' is the honorary life president of the [[Arriva]] Group, formerly know as [[Cowie Group]] plc. His father started the business, repairing bicycle punctures around the streets of Sunderland and opening a motorcycle showroom in 1948.  
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'''Sir Tom Cowie''' was the honorary life president of the [[Arriva]] Group, formerly know as [[Cowie Group]] plc. His father started the business, repairing bicycle punctures around the streets of Sunderland and opening a motorcycle showroom in 1948.  
  
 
In 1994 the business had a turnover of £934 million.
 
In 1994 the business had a turnover of £934 million.
  
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In September 200, the [[University of Sunderland]] renamed its St Peter's Campus the "Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's", after the local businessman who was one of its primary supporters.
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In September 2000, the [[University of Sunderland]] renamed its St Peter's Campus the "Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's", after the local businessman who was one of its primary supporters.
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==Donations==
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Cowie was a major financial supporter of the [[Conservative Party]] gifting them £501,000 in 2005 making him the fourth largest political donor in that year.<ref> Philip Beresford and Stephen Boyd, The Top 30 Political Donors, The Rich List 2005; Pg. 36, ''The Sunday Times'', April 23, 2006 </ref>
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Despite backing [[David Cameron]]'s leadership bid in 2005, Cowie announced in August 2007 he would stop donating to the party because of Cameron's 'arrogant, Old Etonian' style of leadership.<ref> BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6934329.stm Donor condemns Cameron leadership], 7 August 2007, accessed 11 February 2015 </ref>
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<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 11 February 2015 </ref>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donor name</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Party donated to</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary of party</th>
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<td align="center">08/01/2003</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Tom Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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<td align="center">15/06/2004</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Tom Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£51,500</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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<td align="center">30/11/2004</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Tom Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£1,000</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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<td align="center">15/04/2005</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Tom Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£500,000</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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<td align="center">02/12/2005</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Tom Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£1,500</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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<td align="center">09/11/2006</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Tom Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£25,500</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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<td align="center">10/12/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Tom Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£5,000</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Sunderland North</td>
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<td align="center">14/05/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Thomas Cowie</td>
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<td align="center">£25,500</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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Cowie is a major financial supporter of the [[Conservative Party]] gifting them £501,000 in 2005 making him the fourth largest political donor in that year.{{ref |1}}
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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#{{note|1}} The Top 30 Political Donors (Compiled by Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd), The Rich List 2005; Pg. 36, The Sunday Times, April 23, 2006.
 
  
 
[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Cowie, Tom]]
 
[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Cowie, Tom]]

Latest revision as of 09:57, 13 February 2015

Sir Tom Cowie was the honorary life president of the Arriva Group, formerly know as Cowie Group plc. His father started the business, repairing bicycle punctures around the streets of Sunderland and opening a motorcycle showroom in 1948.

In 1994 the business had a turnover of £934 million.

In September 2000, the University of Sunderland renamed its St Peter's Campus the "Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's", after the local businessman who was one of its primary supporters.

Donations

Cowie was a major financial supporter of the Conservative Party gifting them £501,000 in 2005 making him the fourth largest political donor in that year.[1]

Despite backing David Cameron's leadership bid in 2005, Cowie announced in August 2007 he would stop donating to the party because of Cameron's 'arrogant, Old Etonian' style of leadership.[2]

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Date Donor name Amount Party donated to Subsidiary of party
08/01/2003 Sir Tom Cowie £50,000 Conservative Party Central party
15/06/2004 Sir Tom Cowie £51,500 Conservative Party Central party
30/11/2004 Sir Tom Cowie £1,000 Conservative Party Central party
15/04/2005 Sir Tom Cowie £500,000 Conservative Party Central party
02/12/2005 Sir Tom Cowie £1,500 Conservative Party Central party
09/11/2006 Sir Tom Cowie £25,500 Conservative Party Central party
10/12/2007 Sir Tom Cowie £5,000 Conservative Party Sunderland North
14/05/2008 Sir Thomas Cowie £25,500 Conservative Party Central party











Notes

  1. ↑ Philip Beresford and Stephen Boyd, The Top 30 Political Donors, The Rich List 2005; Pg. 36, The Sunday Times, April 23, 2006
  2. ↑ BBC News, Donor condemns Cameron leadership, 7 August 2007, accessed 11 February 2015
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 11 February 2015
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