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'''Simon Adam Wolfson''' (Lord Wolfson of Apsley Guise, born 27 October 1967) is a British businessman who has donated substantial sums to the [[Conservative Party]]. He is currently chief executive of the clothing retailer [[Next]] and is the son of former [[Next]] chairman [[David Wolfson]]. He was appointed a trustee of the right-wing think tank [[Policy Exchange]] on 2 December 2008. He is a trustee of [[The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust]],<ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Contact & Trustees.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010</ref> (set up by his father David and his grandfather [[Charles Wolfson]]) which funds [[Policy Exchange]] and [[Civitas]].
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'''Simon Adam Wolfson''' (Lord Wolfson of Apsley Guise, born 27 October 1967) is a British businessman who has donated substantial sums to the [[Conservative Party]]. He is currently chief executive of the clothing retailer [[Next]] and is the son of former [[Next]] chairman [[David Wolfson]].  
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Wolfson was appointed a Conservative peer in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/peerages-honours-and-appointments-51162 Peerages, honours and appointments], number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
 
Wolfson was appointed a Conservative peer in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/peerages-honours-and-appointments-51162 Peerages, honours and appointments], number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.</ref>
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He has been a trustee of the right-wing think tank [[Policy Exchange]] since 2 December 2008. He is a trustee of [[The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust]],<ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Contact & Trustees.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010</ref> (set up by his father David and his grandfather [[Charles Wolfson]]) which funds [[Policy Exchange]] and [[Civitas]].
  
 
He married [[Ellie Shawcross]] in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.retail-week.com/people/nexts-lord-wolfson-ties-the-knot/5037926.article Next’s Lord Wolfson ties the knot], ''Retail Week'', 28 June 2012.</ref>
 
He married [[Ellie Shawcross]] in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.retail-week.com/people/nexts-lord-wolfson-ties-the-knot/5037926.article Next’s Lord Wolfson ties the knot], ''Retail Week'', 28 June 2012.</ref>
  
 
==Donations to the Conservative Party==
 
==Donations to the Conservative Party==
The table below shows Simon Wolfson's donations to the [[Conservative Party]] that were registered with the Electoral Commission as at 27 April 2010. <ref>Electoral Commission, [http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regdpoliticalparties.cfm Register of donations to political parties] [Accessed 27 April 2010]</ref> The donations listed amounts totalling £238,250 over less than four years.
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The table below shows Simon Wolfson's donations to the [[Conservative Party]] registered with the Electoral Commission as at 27 April 2010. <ref>Electoral Commission, [http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regdpoliticalparties.cfm Register of donations to political parties] [Accessed 27 April 2010]</ref> The donations listed amounts totalling £238,250 over less than four years.
 
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Revision as of 02:20, 19 January 2015

Simon Adam Wolfson (Lord Wolfson of Apsley Guise, born 27 October 1967) is a British businessman who has donated substantial sums to the Conservative Party. He is currently chief executive of the clothing retailer Next and is the son of former Next chairman David Wolfson.


Wolfson was appointed a Conservative peer in May 2010.[1]

He has been a trustee of the right-wing think tank Policy Exchange since 2 December 2008. He is a trustee of The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust,[2] (set up by his father David and his grandfather Charles Wolfson) which funds Policy Exchange and Civitas.

He married Ellie Shawcross in June 2012.[3]

Donations to the Conservative Party

The table below shows Simon Wolfson's donations to the Conservative Party registered with the Electoral Commission as at 27 April 2010. [4] The donations listed amounts totalling £238,250 over less than four years.

Received by Date accepted Donations
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 19 January 2006 £50,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 14 August 2006 £4,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 22 January 2007 £60,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 19 February 2009 £69,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 13 December 2007 £54,250
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 5 December 2008 £60,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 14 May 2009 £6,000
Conservative Party, Conservative Central Office 11 November 2009 £4,000



External resources

Notes

  1. Peerages, honours and appointments, number10.gov.uk, 28 May 2010.
  2. Screengrab of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010
  3. Next’s Lord Wolfson ties the knot, Retail Week, 28 June 2012.
  4. Electoral Commission, Register of donations to political parties [Accessed 27 April 2010]