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| + | '''Michael Howard''' (Lord Howard of Lympne) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords, was an MP for 27 years and is the former leader of the [[Conservative Party]]. | ||
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| + | ==Controversies== | ||
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| + | Howard is chairman of [[Soma Oil & Gas]], a London-based company looking for oil in Somalia. In 2014, ahead of an exploration, he contacted UK officials about security issues as there is a [[United Nations]] arms embargo that prohibits bringing guns into Somalia waters and the company providing the exploration boats demanded armed security. The company were given permission to carry arms without violating the embargo, a decision which conflicting with U.N.'s position. Some eventually found a loophole in the embargo and hired Somalis to carry weapons on the boat.<ref name="WSJ"> [http://graphics.wsj.com/house-of-lords/ House of Lords] ''Wall Street Journal'', 10 November 2014, accessed 10 December 2014 </ref> | ||
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| + | After an investigation by the ''Wall Street Journal'' into members of the House of Lords' interests, Lord Howard removed the entry relating to [[Canaccord Genuity]].<ref name="WSJ"/> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *Senior adviser, [[Canaccord Genuity]] Limited (formerly [[Hawkpoint Partners]] Limited) (corporate finance)<ref name="WSJ"/> | ||
| + | *Member, advisory board, [[Orca Exploration Group]] Inc (explores for and produces natural gas)<ref name="MP"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-howard-of-lympne/82 Lord Howard of Lympne] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 10 December 2014 </ref> | ||
| + | *Non-executive chairman, [[Entrée Gold]] Inc (exploration and mining)<ref name="MP"/> | ||
| + | *Non-executive chairman, [[Soma Oil & Gas Holdings]] Limited<ref name="MP"/> | ||
| + | *Non-executive director, [[Soma Oil & Gas Exploration]] Limited<ref name="MP"/> | ||
| + | *Non-executive director, [[Soma Management]] Limited<ref name="MP"/> | ||
| + | *Member, [[United Kingdom-United Arab Emirates All-Party Parliamentary Group]] | ||
| + | *Honorary Patron [[JNF UK]]<ref name="people">JNF UK [https://web.archive.org/web/20220919083059/https://www.jnf.co.uk/our-people/# Our People]. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 19 September 2022.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | [[Category:House of Lords|Howard, Michael]][[Category:Conservative Party|Howard, Michael]][[Category:UK Ministers|Howard, Michael]][[Category:Revolving Door|Howard, Michael]][[Category:Financial sector lobbying|Howard, Michael]] | ||
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Michael Howard (Lord Howard of Lympne) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords, was an MP for 27 years and is the former leader of the Conservative Party.
Controversies
Howard is chairman of Soma Oil & Gas, a London-based company looking for oil in Somalia. In 2014, ahead of an exploration, he contacted UK officials about security issues as there is a United Nations arms embargo that prohibits bringing guns into Somalia waters and the company providing the exploration boats demanded armed security. The company were given permission to carry arms without violating the embargo, a decision which conflicting with U.N.'s position. Some eventually found a loophole in the embargo and hired Somalis to carry weapons on the boat.[1]
After an investigation by the Wall Street Journal into members of the House of Lords' interests, Lord Howard removed the entry relating to Canaccord Genuity.[1]
Affiliations
- Senior adviser, Canaccord Genuity Limited (formerly Hawkpoint Partners Limited) (corporate finance)[1]
- Member, advisory board, Orca Exploration Group Inc (explores for and produces natural gas)[2]
- Non-executive chairman, Entrée Gold Inc (exploration and mining)[2]
- Non-executive chairman, Soma Oil & Gas Holdings Limited[2]
- Non-executive director, Soma Oil & Gas Exploration Limited[2]
- Non-executive director, Soma Management Limited[2]
- Member, United Kingdom-United Arab Emirates All-Party Parliamentary Group
- Honorary Patron JNF UK[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House of Lords Wall Street Journal, 10 November 2014, accessed 10 December 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lord Howard of Lympne Parliament.UK, accessed 10 December 2014
- ↑ JNF UK Our People. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 19 September 2022.
