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===Support for the Conservatives=== | ===Support for the Conservatives=== | ||
| − | On | + | On 1 April 2015 Rudd 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'', 7 April 2015.</ref> |
===Political donations=== | ===Political donations=== | ||
| − | + | Recorded by the Electoral Commission:<ref> Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=3&rows=30&query=Rudd&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true Donation Search], accessed 9 April 2015 </ref> | |
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| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">21/08/2001</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Sir Nigel Rudd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£2,500.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">The Rt Hon [[Kenneth Clarke]] QC MP</td> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">31/12/2009</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Sir Nigel Rudd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£5,500.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">26/04/2010</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Nigel Rudd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£2,500.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Derby North</td> | ||
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[[Category: Financial sector lobbying|Rudd, Nigel]] | [[Category: Financial sector lobbying|Rudd, Nigel]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Rudd, Nigel]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:51, 9 April 2015
Nigel Rudd is the non-executive chairman and the head of the defence and aerospace engineer's board at Meggitt.[1]
Rudd is one of the UK's best known businessmen, and has been described as a "bulldog of the corporate world".[2]
Contents
Career
On top of his role with Meggitt he is currently Chair of airport operator BAA, and non-executive chairman of Heathrow Airport Holdings.[1]
He was "parachuted in as chairman of BAA amid growing criticism from politicians, airline customers and the media, while the Competition Commission is examining breaking up the group."[3]
He is on the advisory board of Business for New Europe, an initiative set up by Roland Rudd, head of city PR company, Finsbury.
Previous roles
- He was formerly of Boots, which was sold to the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).
- Deputy chair of Barclays.
- Non-executive director of BAE.[4]
Political connections
Rudd was one of a few 'senior financial sector representatives' invited to attend a meeting in November 2007 of the Government's High Level Group on City Competitiveness, hosted by Chancellor Alistair Darling.[5]
Support for the Conservatives
On 1 April 2015 Rudd 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.[6]
Political donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[7]
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/08/2001 | Sir Nigel Rudd | £2,500.00 | The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP | |
| 31/12/2009 | Sir Nigel Rudd | £5,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 26/04/2010 | Nigel Rudd | £2,500.00 | Conservative Party | Derby North |
Affiliations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alan Tovey Sir Nigel Rudd to returns to the blue-chips with chairman role at Meggitt Telegraph, 18 December 2014, accessed 1 April 2015
- ↑ Alistair Osbourne, "Troubled BAA brings in tough man Rudd", The Telegraph, 2 September 2007, accessed February 2009.
- ↑ Alistair Osbourne, "Troubled BAA brings in tough man Rudd", The Telegraph, 2 September 2007, accessed February 2009.
- ↑ BAA announces board appointments", BAA press release, 31 August 2007, accessed February 2009.
- ↑ Treasury press release, 14 Nov 2007
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 9 April 2015
