Andrew Feldman, Baron Feldman of Elstree
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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| Assumed office 17 December 2010 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1966 London, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Gabrielle Gourgey |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford City Law School |
Andrew Simon Feldman, Baron Feldman of Elstree,
He was created a
Early life and family
He was born into a Jewish family in London, the eldest son of Malcolm R Feldman (born 1939) and his wife Marcia J,
He married Gabrielle Gourgey in 1999; they have two sons and one daughter. They live in a townhouse in Holland Park, just round the corner from David Cameron's pre-Downing Street family home in Notting Hill.[5]
Feldman was educated at
Whilst at Oxford, he played for the Brasenose College tennis team, where he became friends with Cameron and Guy Spier.[6] Feldman and Cameron together helped organise the college's May Ball in their second year. Feldman was chairman of the Ball committee, while Cameron booked the entertainment. Feldman has since remained a close confidant of Cameron, who gave him his own office in Downing Street.[7]
Business career
Feldman worked as a
He subsequently worked for the family fashion firm, Jayroma (London) Ltd, serving as managing director and later chief executive.
He has donated to the Conservative Party through his company Jayroma the following amounts: £8,500 in 2008, £30,000 in 2009, £17,200 in 2010, £13,000 in 2011, £8,690 in 2012.[8]
David Cameron leadership campaign
With the encouragement and financial backing from
Feldman himself gave £10,000 to Cameron's campaign from his family clothing company Jayroma and secured tens of thousands more from other business backers.
Chief Executive of the Conservative Party
In July 2008 David Cameron promoted Feldman to Chief Executive of the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, a key role in preparing the Tories for the 2010 general election.
In October 2008, Feldman was embroiled in the "Yachtgate" scandal with George Osborne. Both he and Shadow Chancellor Osborne were guests on billionaire Oleg Deripaska's yacht off Corfu when Osborne was accused of soliciting a £50,000 donation to the party, which would have been a violation of the law against political donations by foreign citizens. This was when Feldman was Cameron's chief fundraiser. Both denied they had discussed soliciting donations from Deripaska, contrary to the claim made at the time by Nathaniel Rothschild who organised the party event.[10]
In March 2016, Feldman was questioned by journalist Michael Crick about election expenses that may have broken the law.
Chairman of the Conservative Party
After the
On 17 December 2010, Feldman was created a life peer as Baron Feldman of Elstree, of Elstree in the County of Hertfordshire;[13] he was introduced in the House of Lords, where he sits as a Conservative, on 20 December 2010.[14]
In 2012, Feldman helped Cameron prepare for the Leveson Inquiry by roleplaying the lead counsel of the inquiry Robert Jay QC.
Feldman was severely criticised by one of his Conservative councillors, Catherine Faulks, for failing to vote for her in the
In May 2013, Feldman was widely attributed with making a claim that Conservative parliamentary rebellions on both a referendum on
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References
- ^ Duncan Campbell and Ian Traynor (1 April 2006). "Fashion tycoon and tennis partner charged with keeping new Tories afloat". The Guardian. London.
- ^ David Cameron: the verdict so far, 8 March 2012, Financial Times, George Parker
- ^ PoliticsHome.com (24 June 2016). "Lord Feldman to quit as Conservative chairman".
- ^ "FELDMAN OF ELSTREE", Who's Who, online edition, 2013, A & C Black. Accessed 27 May 2013.
- ^ Watts, Robert (18 May 2013). "Lord Feldman: the Tory party's little-known chairman". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Guy Spier". aquamarinefund.com. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Andrew Feldman: Dave's mate who became 'indispensable' ally". The Guardian. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Lord Feldman faces new row over corporation tax. Conservative chairman in row over news his company Jayroma made large donations to party but paid no corporation tax.
- ^ "Andrew Feldman denies calling Tory activists 'swivel-eyed loons' » Spectator Blogs". Blogs.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "UK | UK Politics | Full text: Letter and Tory rebuttal". BBC News. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Jon Swaine and Holly Watt (6 February 2010). "Andrew Feldman: The David Cameron aide with Macedonian connections". London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Official biography on the Conservative Party web site". Conservatives.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ London Gazette no. 59641. p. 24505
- ^ "House of Lords Minute of Proceedings of Monday, 20 December 2010". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Eden, Richard (23 May 2013). "Lord Feldman's failure to vote leaves Faulks furious". The Daily Telegraph.
A Conservative councillor, Catherine Faulks has criticised Lord Feldman, the party's co-chairman, for failing to vote for her in a local election
- ^ Conal Urquhart and Barry Neild (18 May 2013). "Tory chair Andrew Feldman: I did not make 'swivel-eyed loons' remark". The Guardian.
- ^ Brady, Brian; Merrick, Jane (19 May 2013). "'Swivel-gate': David Cameron goes to war with the press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2015. p. 450.
External links
- Lord Feldman of Elstree—biography, www.parliament.uk
