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[[Karan Bilimoria]] became a member of the [[House of Lords]] on the 24 July 2006.
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'''Karan Bilimoria''' is the founder of [[Cobra Beer]] and chairman of [[Cobra Beer Partnership]] Limited.
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He became a crossbench member of the [[House of Lords]] on 24 July 2006.<ref> Parliament.UK [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-bilimoria/3809 Lord Bilimoria], accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>
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==Career==
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Bilimoria founded [[Cobra Beer]] in 1989 and is currently the chairman of the [[Cobra Beer Partnership]] Limited and of [[Molson Coors Cobra India]] - both ventures with the global brewers [[Molson Coors]].<ref> Cobra Beer [http://www.cobrabeer.com/about About], accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>
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He is the founding chairman of the [[UK India Business Council]]; the chancellor of [[Birmingham University]]; and a founding member of the [[Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council]].<ref name="LB"> Lord Bilimoria [http://www.lordbilimoria.co.uk/biography/ Biography], accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>
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==Support for the Conservatives==
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On 1 April 2015 Bilimoria was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 1 April 2015.</ref>
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==Education==
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*Chartered accountant, [[Ernst & Young]]
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*Degree in Law, [[Cambridge University]]
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*[[Cranfield School of Management]]
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*[[London Business School]]
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*[[Harvard University| Harvard Business School]].<ref name="LB"/>
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==Political donations==
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Recorded by the Electoral Commission:<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<td align="center">30/09/2003</td>
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<td align="center">Cobra Beer Ltd, 72 Fielding Rd</td>
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<td align="center">£1,392.00</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">15/05/2003</td>
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<td align="center">Cobra Beer Ltd, 72 Fielding Rd</td>
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<td align="center">£384.00</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">15/05/2003</td>
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<td align="center">Cobra Beer Ltd, 72 Fielding Rd</td>
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<td align="center">£7,480.00</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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==Notes==
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<references/>
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[[Category:House of Lords|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Alcohol Industry|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Cambridge alumni|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Harvard alumni|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Bilimoria, Karan]][[[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Bilimoria, Karan]]

Latest revision as of 16:21, 7 April 2015

Lord Karan Bilimoria, Chairman, Cobra Beer Partnership Limited

Karan Bilimoria is the founder of Cobra Beer and chairman of Cobra Beer Partnership Limited.

He became a crossbench member of the House of Lords on 24 July 2006.[1]

Career

Bilimoria founded Cobra Beer in 1989 and is currently the chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited and of Molson Coors Cobra India - both ventures with the global brewers Molson Coors.[2]

He is the founding chairman of the UK India Business Council; the chancellor of Birmingham University; and a founding member of the Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council.[3]

Support for the Conservatives

On 1 April 2015 Bilimoria was one of 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph praising the British Conservative Party's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[4]

Education

Political donations

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[5]

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
30/09/2003 Cobra Beer Ltd, 72 Fielding Rd £1,392.00 Conservative Party Central Party
15/05/2003 Cobra Beer Ltd, 72 Fielding Rd £384.00 Conservative Party Central Party
15/05/2003 Cobra Beer Ltd, 72 Fielding Rd £7,480.00 Conservative Party Central Party






Notes

  1. ↑ Parliament.UK Lord Bilimoria, accessed 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Cobra Beer About, accessed 1 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lord Bilimoria Biography, accessed 1 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 1 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 April 2015.

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