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::Mr. Buckingham is the founder of the Group. Mr. Buckingham commenced his involvement in the oil industry as a North Sea diver and subsequently became a concession negotiator acting for several companies including [[Ranger Oil]] Limited and [[Premier Oil]] plc. He was previously a security adviser to various governments.<ref>[http://www.heritageoilltd.com/directors.cfm Heritage Oil - Directors & Management], accessed 11 April 2008.</ref> | ::Mr. Buckingham is the founder of the Group. Mr. Buckingham commenced his involvement in the oil industry as a North Sea diver and subsequently became a concession negotiator acting for several companies including [[Ranger Oil]] Limited and [[Premier Oil]] plc. He was previously a security adviser to various governments.<ref>[http://www.heritageoilltd.com/directors.cfm Heritage Oil - Directors & Management], accessed 11 April 2008.</ref> | ||
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| + | The ''Western Mail'' reported in 2010 that Buckingham had made a substantial donation to the constituency association of Conservative MP [[Simon Hart]], the former chief executive of the [[Countryside Alliance]]: | ||
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| + | ::Records published by the Electoral Commission show that Mr Buckingham gave pounds 50,000 to Conservative Central Office on May 14 - a week after the election. On June 1 he made a donation of pounds 5,000 to Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Conservative Association.<ref>Martin Shipton, Former partner in mercenary force funds Tory association; POLITICAL OPPONENTS ATTACK WELSH DONATION OF pounds 5,000, Western Mail, 6 September 2010.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:09, 19 November 2010
Founder of Heritage Oil.
- Mr. Buckingham is the founder of the Group. Mr. Buckingham commenced his involvement in the oil industry as a North Sea diver and subsequently became a concession negotiator acting for several companies including Ranger Oil Limited and Premier Oil plc. He was previously a security adviser to various governments.[1]
The Western Mail reported in 2010 that Buckingham had made a substantial donation to the constituency association of Conservative MP Simon Hart, the former chief executive of the Countryside Alliance:
- Records published by the Electoral Commission show that Mr Buckingham gave pounds 50,000 to Conservative Central Office on May 14 - a week after the election. On June 1 he made a donation of pounds 5,000 to Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Conservative Association.[2]
Affiliations
External Resources
- Fran Abrams, Andrew Buncombe, Steve Boggan and Mark Stucke, Who is Tony Buckingham? And why does everyone want to talk to him?, The Independent, 13 May 1998.
References
- ↑ Heritage Oil - Directors & Management, accessed 11 April 2008.
- ↑ Martin Shipton, Former partner in mercenary force funds Tory association; POLITICAL OPPONENTS ATTACK WELSH DONATION OF pounds 5,000, Western Mail, 6 September 2010.
