Bow Group
History
According to its own account the Bow Group was set up in in February 1951, 'as an association of Conservative graduates, set up by a number of students who wanted to carry on discussing policy and ideas after they had left university. They were also concerned by the monopoly which socialist ideas had in intellectual university circles. It originally met at Bow, East London, from which it takes its name.'[1]
Geoffrey Howe, William Rees-Mogg and Norman St John Stevas were among those attending the first meeting. Michael Howard, Norman Lamont and Peter Lilley have all held the Bow Group chairmanship. Christopher Bland was Bow Group chairman in 1969. The 2005 election saw the election of Justine Greening, John Penrose and Tobias Ellwood, all of whom had served on Bow Group council. [1]
People
Bow Group Council
2011
Brian Cattell Chairman | Craig Rimmer Vice Chairman | Ben Harris-Quinney Political Officer and Senior Council Member, Chair of Foreign Policy & Security Committee | Luke Powell Research Secretary, Chair of Economics Committee | Alan Young Secretary | Paul Mawdsley Treasurer and Social Secretary | Ollie Markeson Commercial Secretary | Patrick Sullivan Commercial Executive | Jack Chubb Membership Secretary | Gary Jones Council - Editor of Crossbow Magazine | Jennifer White Council - Press Officer | Graham Godwin-Pearson | Council - Online Editor | Stuart Carroll Council & Chair of Health & Education Committee | Camilla Hayseldon-Ashby Council | Mark Eastham Council | Tony Lodge Chair of Energy & Transport Committee | Mark Nicholson Chair of Home Affairs Committee | Annesley Abercorn Former Chairman (2008-2010) [2]
Contact
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bow Group History, accessed 20 August 2011
- ↑ Bow Group Bow Group council, accessed 20 August 2011
