John Nash (private equity)
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John Nash (Lord Nash) is the co-founder of private equity firm Sovereign Capital and ex-chairman of Care UK, now Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools.
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Tory Party donor
In November 2009, John Nash made a donation of £21,000 to then shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley, now Secretary of State for Health. Nash and his wife Caroline are regular Tory donors who gave £107,000 to the party from 2006-2010.[1]
Government adviser
In August 2010 Nash was one of four City figures invited by UK chancellor George Osborne to join the HM Treasury Independent Challenge Group, whose remit is to “question the unquestionable” in the Treasury's austerity drive.
Parliament
Nash was appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state for schools in January 2013,[2] a role he continued after Conservatives won the May 2015 UK general elections.
Affiliations
Centre for Policy Studies | Sovereign Capital | Care UK
Resources
See: Private Healthcare Network Map
Notes
- ↑ Kirsty Walker ,Tory Health spokesman accepted £21,000 donation from private health firm boss, Daily Mail, 15th January 2010
- ↑ Parliamentary under secretary for state schools Gov.uk, undated, accessed 2 October 2014
