Tony Buckingham
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]
Responding to questions about the donation, Heritage Oil said Buckingham "has had no involvement in military or security operations since 1998", according to This is South Wales.<ref>Alex Smith, Ex-mercenary force boss gives to Tories, This is South Wales, 27 August 2010.
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.
