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Lewis was on the board of directors of [[Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre]] (BICOM) between 6 September 2006 - 3 Dec 2007<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/3/30/Bicom_Appointments%2C_13_June_2012.pdf BICOM Appointments 13 June 2012], Companies House via Powerbase.</ref> and served as Vice Chairman until 2007, after which point 'he has had no involvement in the organisation, save as a donor', according to a clarification published in the ''Guardian''.<ref>Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/donor-liam-fox-flights-washington Liam Fox took five MPs to Washington with donor's money], guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011</ref> | Lewis was on the board of directors of [[Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre]] (BICOM) between 6 September 2006 - 3 Dec 2007<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/3/30/Bicom_Appointments%2C_13_June_2012.pdf BICOM Appointments 13 June 2012], Companies House via Powerbase.</ref> and served as Vice Chairman until 2007, after which point 'he has had no involvement in the organisation, save as a donor', according to a clarification published in the ''Guardian''.<ref>Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/donor-liam-fox-flights-washington Liam Fox took five MPs to Washington with donor's money], guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011</ref> | ||
− | Lewis | + | Another clarification in October 2011 by ''the Guardian'' stated it had incorrectly stated that Lewis had arranged a trip in 2009 to a security seminar in Israel for Liam Fox's friend [[Adam Werritty]]. "Mr Lewis... remains a donor to Bicom but has never had involvement in Mr Werritty's travel arrangements". |
− | + | Lewis has donated £13,832 to Fox's defunct Atlantic Bridge charity.<ref>Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/donor-liam-fox-flights-washington Liam Fox took five MPs to Washington with donor's money], guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011</ref> | |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== |
Revision as of 01:17, 3 May 2013
Michael Lewis is a director of the South African retailer Foschini Ltd. He is also the founder of the Israeli biotech company ProChon Biotech Limited.[1]
In October 2005, Defence Secretary Liam Fox flew to the United States with five newly elected MPs - Mark Harper, John Penrose, Brooks Newmark, Adam Holloway and Philip Dunne. In the register of members interests, all the MPs said their flights and accomodation had been paid for using a donation from Michael Lewis.[2]
Lewis was on the board of directors of Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) between 6 September 2006 - 3 Dec 2007[3] and served as Vice Chairman until 2007, after which point 'he has had no involvement in the organisation, save as a donor', according to a clarification published in the Guardian.[4]
Another clarification in October 2011 by the Guardian stated it had incorrectly stated that Lewis had arranged a trip in 2009 to a security seminar in Israel for Liam Fox's friend Adam Werritty. "Mr Lewis... remains a donor to Bicom but has never had involvement in Mr Werritty's travel arrangements".
Lewis has donated £13,832 to Fox's defunct Atlantic Bridge charity.[5]
Affiliations
- Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre former deputy chairman.[6]
- Institute for Strategic Dialogue - Chairman[7]
- United Trust Bank Limited - director
- Axel Springer AG - Supervisory board member[8]
- Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme -co-chair[9]
- Atlantic Bridge - former donor[10]
Connections
External resources
- Tim Shipman, Christian Gysin and Ian Drury, Tycoons who funded Fox's friend: Right-wing donors paid the bills for pair's globetrotting, dailymail.co.uk, 13 October 2011.
Notes
- ↑ ISD Board of Trustees, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, accessed 16 October 2011.
- ↑ Rupert Neate, Liam Fox took five MPs to Washington with donor's money, guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011.
- ↑ BICOM Appointments 13 June 2012, Companies House via Powerbase.
- ↑ Rupert Neate, Liam Fox took five MPs to Washington with donor's money, guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011
- ↑ Rupert Neate, Liam Fox took five MPs to Washington with donor's money, guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011
- ↑ Liam Doward, Liam Fox's Atlantic Bridge linked top Tories and Tea Party activists, guardian.co.uk, 15 October 2011.
- ↑ ISD Board of Trustees, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, accessed 16 October 2011.
- ↑ ISD Board of Trustees, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, accessed 16 October 2011.
- ↑ ISD Board of Trustees, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, accessed 16 October 2011.
- ↑ Liam Doward, Liam Fox's Atlantic Bridge linked top Tories and Tea Party activists, guardian.co.uk, 15 October 2011.
- ↑ Liam Doward, Liam Fox's Atlantic Bridge linked top Tories and Tea Party activists, guardian.co.uk, 15 October 2011.