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| − | Sir Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham, is a businessman and former Minister of State for Trade. | + | Sir Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham, is a businessman, former Director of the CBI (2000-2006) and former Minister of State for Trade (2007-2008) |
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| + | =In Government= | ||
| + | In June 2007, Digby Jones was appointed Minister of State for Trade at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/6255032.stm]BBC News website, accessed 18 March 2010</ref> He was one of a number of non-party political figures given life peerages by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in order to serve in his “government of all the talents.” | ||
| + | ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6251788.stm]BBC News website, accessed 18 March 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | In October 2008, he confirmed that he would leave the government at the time of the next reshuffle.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7647546.stm]BBC News website, accessed 18 March 2010</ref> | ||
| + | He had previously announced that it was always his intention to leave government before the next General Election. | ||
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| + | He continues to sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbench peer. | ||
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| + | =Return to Business= | ||
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| + | Since leaving government Lord Jones has taken up the following positions: | ||
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| + | Member of Advisory Board; Monitise plc; January 2009<ref>[http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/former_ministers_appointments.aspx]Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 18 March 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | Senior Adviser; J C Bamford Excavators Ltd (JCB); April 2009<ref>[http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/former_ministers_appointments.aspx]Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 18 March 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | Chairman; Triumph Motorcycles Ltd; June 2009<ref>[http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/former_ministers_appointments.aspx]Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 18 March 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 18 March 2010
Sir Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham, is a businessman, former Director of the CBI (2000-2006) and former Minister of State for Trade (2007-2008)
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In Government
In June 2007, Digby Jones was appointed Minister of State for Trade at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.[1] He was one of a number of non-party political figures given life peerages by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in order to serve in his “government of all the talents.” ref>[6]BBC News website, accessed 18 March 2010</ref>
In October 2008, he confirmed that he would leave the government at the time of the next reshuffle.[2] He had previously announced that it was always his intention to leave government before the next General Election.
He continues to sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbench peer.
Return to Business
Since leaving government Lord Jones has taken up the following positions:
Member of Advisory Board; Monitise plc; January 2009[3]
Senior Adviser; J C Bamford Excavators Ltd (JCB); April 2009[4]
Chairman; Triumph Motorcycles Ltd; June 2009[5]
Notes
- ↑ [1]BBC News website, accessed 18 March 2010
- ↑ [2]BBC News website, accessed 18 March 2010
- ↑ [3]Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 18 March 2010
- ↑ [4]Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 18 March 2010
- ↑ [5]Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 18 March 2010
