Ivor Caplin
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Ivor Caplin (born 08 November 1958, Brighton) is a former UK defence minister and the former Labour MP for Hove.
After the 2001 election he joined the government payroll as an assistant whip and was appointed junior defence minister in June 2003. He kept his ministerial position until April 2005.[1]
He now runs his own company, Ivor Caplin Consultancy, which he set up in August 2005. [2]
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Providing insights into government
Caplin is a senior consultant to lobbying firm Foresight Communications, whose clients include EADS, EDS and Sodexho. His biography on its website states that he is 'able to offer Foresight's clients genuine insights into the workings of the Government'. [3]
Affiliations
- Mayfair Capital Management -from July 2009 was CEO as part of a two-year contract which ended at the end of 2010. Remains a senior business adviser. Describes it as a 'private group of companies covering construction/energy and acquisition mainly but not exclusively in the Middle East and Africa.' [4]
- Consultant to MBDA (http://www.mbda-systems.com), the European missile company[5] part-owned by BAE Systems, EADS and Finnemanica
- Foresight Consulting, lobbyist. [6]
- Mandate, lobbyist[7]
- Four Communications, lobbyist[8]
- OSTBLUT - film production company
Contact
Address: Ivor Caplin Consultancy
- 1/15 William Road, London NW1 3ER
- PO BOX 1295 20 STATION ROAD, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 8EL /SL9 8GB
Resources
- BBC, Ivor Caplin, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Campaign Against Arms Trade, Call the shots. The Revolving Door, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
Notes and References
- ↑ BBC, Ivor Caplin, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Ivor Caplin Consultancy, CompanyCheck, accessed 22 February 2012
- ↑ Ivor Caplin, Senior Consultant, accessed 22 February 2012
- ↑ Ivor Caplin, LinkedIn, accessed 22 February 2012
- ↑ Campaign Against Arms Trade, Call the shots. The Revolving Door, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Foresight Consulting website, accessed Feb 2009
- ↑ APPC register, to Nov 2008
- ↑ APPC register, to Nov 2008
