Lord John Taylor of Warwick
Biography from his own website:
Biography
LAW
* 1976 - BA (Hons) Law Degree * 1978 - Gray's Inn Advocacy Award winner * 1978 - Called to the Bar, Barrister-at-Law * 1997 - Appointed by Lord Chancellor as Judge * 1999 - Honorary Doctorate in Law, LLD, Warwick University
CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
* Non-executive Director, Mottram Holdings plc * Consultant, Kleinwort Benson Bank * Chancellor, Bournemouth University * Chairman, Warwick Communications Ltd * Vice President, National Small Business Bureau * Vice President, British Board of Film Classification
KEYNOTE SPEECHES INCLUDE
* Keynote Speaker, National MBA Business Conference, Detroit, USA * Keynote Speaker, 50th Human Rights Conference, Moscow, Russia * International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, United Nations, New York
MEDIA
* TV and Radio Presenter, Crime Stalker (Carlton TV), Talk About (BBC1), The John Taylor Programme (BBC Radio2), Powerhouse (Channel 4)
POLITICS
* 1986-90 - Solihull Borough Councillor * 1990-91 - Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and Ministers of State * 1992 - Parliamentary Candidate for Cheltenham * 1996 - Life Peerage * 1997 - Introduced and carried through the Criminal Evidence Amendment Act 1997
COMMUNITY
* 1992-4 Non Executive Director, North West Thames Regional Health Authority * Former Warwickshire Colts County Cricketer * England International Parliamentary Soccer XI * Former Aston Villa FC Youth Team * Committee member, Royal Television Society * Committee member, Variety Club Children's Charity * Committee member, Radio Academy * Patron, Parents for Children Charity * Patron, Kidscape * Committee member, SCAR (Sickle Cell Anaemia Relief) * President, African Caribbean Westminster Business Initiative * President, West Indian Senior Citizens' Association * President, Ilford Town Football Club * Director, The Warwick Leadership Foundation * Patron, Aston Villa Football Club