Canning House

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Canning House is the first and foremost non-governmental institution focused on fostering joint British-Latin American interests. Though it runs significant Latin American cultural events, its leadership is comprised by senior Conservative Party figures, including Michael Portillo and Hugh Thomas, and figures from mining giant Anglo American, including its former Chairman Mark Moody-Stuart.

Canning House is registered both as a charity, 'Trustees of The Hispanic and Lusa Brazilian Council', and a private company, 'Canning House Ltd'.


People

President: Lord Brennan QC - Highest recipient of legal-aid in 2004.[1]

Chairman: Hugh Elliott - Former International Government Relations Manager of mining giant Anglo American.

Vice-Presidents:

Director General: Charles Goodson-Wickes (2010-) - former Conservative MP (1987-1997); acted as Lieutenant Colonel in first Gulf War.

Trustees of The Hispanic and Lusa Brazilian Council:[4] Roger Cartwright | Valerie Fraser | Eduardo Carmona | Geoff West | Paul White | Dick Wilkinson | Graham Smith | Hugh Elliott | Mark Alexander Flewitt | Andre Araujo Lopes | Marit Meyer-Bell | Maxine Molyneux

Corporate Partners

Patron Members:[5]

Anglo American | Antofagasta | Baker & McKenzie | BBVA | BG Group | BP | British American Tabacco | CAF | Cemex | Davies Arnold Cooper | DeLaRue | ED & F MAN | HSBC | Newstate Partners | Rio Tinto | Santander Group | Shell | UBS

Standard Members:

Amerisur Resources | Babcock and Wilcox | Barings | British and Columbian Chamber | British Council | Chile Copper | Cuatrecasas | The Economist Group | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | The Hanseatic Group | Jauregui Y Navarrete | LAN | Meliã White House | Orient-Express | QSIU | Royal Garden Hotel | Scotch Whisky Association | Thomas Greg & Son | University of Bath

Contact

Address: Canning House, 2 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PJ, England
Phone: +44 (0)20 7235 2303
fax: +44 (0)20 7235 2303
Email: enquiries@canninghouse.org
Website: http://www.canninghouse.org/
Facebook: Canning House
Twitter: @Canning_House

Resources

Charity Commission page: THE HISPANIC AND LUSO BRAZILIAN COUNCIL

Notes

  1. Clare Dyer, 'QC gets £606,000 in legal aid fees', 19 November 2004, accessed 12 September 2011
  2. 'British Humanist Association: Lord Garel-Jones of Watford, PC', accessed 12 September 2011
  3. 'Sir Mark Moody-Stuart becomes Chairman of Anglo American plc', 2 December 2002, accessed 12 September 2011
  4. 'Charity Commission: Trustees of The Hispanic and Lusa Brazilian Council', accessed 12 September 2011
  5. 'Corporate Partners',12 September 2011, accessed 12 September 2011