Ben Elliot
Ben Elliot | |
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Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
In office 24 July 2019 – 5 September 2022 Serving with James Cleverly (2019–2020) Amanda Milling (2020–2021) Oliver Dowden (2021–2022) Andrew Stephenson (2022) | |
Deputy | |
Leader | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Brandon Lewis |
Succeeded by | Jake Berry |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin William Elliot 11 August 1975 Dorset, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Mary-Clare Winwood (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Relatives |
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Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | University of Bristol (BSc) |
Sir Benjamin William Elliot
Early life
Elliot was born and raised in
Career
Elliot is the
He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, The New York Times and Country Life amongst other publications.[13][14] Elliot was included in the Evening Standard's Progress 1000 list, named as one of 'London's most influential people 2016 - Business Brains'.[15] He was the executive producer of the award-winning documentary Fire in Babylon.[16]
Elliot was asked to act as treasurer for the Conservative Party's 2016 London mayoral campaign and was responsible for all campaign fundraising efforts.[17] Elliot acts as a trustee for the Eranda Rothschild Foundation[18] and has been Chairman of the Philanthropy Board of the Royal Albert Hall[19][20] since 2015. In December 2016, he was appointed as a trustee to the board of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Prime Minister Theresa May. The four-year term officially commenced on 1 January 2017.[21] Following October 2017's relaunch of the Centre for Policy Studies, Elliot was asked by Lord Saatchi to join his board as honorary treasurer.[22]
In December 2018, Elliot was appointed by
In July 2019, Elliot was appointed by incoming
Elliot is a founding trustee of the Quintessentially Foundation charity,[25] which has raised in excess of £13 million for charitable causes since 2008.[26][27][23]
In 2021, BBC News described Elliot as the "Tories' chief fundraiser".[28] He raised nearly £2 million from donors with links to the Vladimir Putin regime in Russia.[11]
Personal life
Elliot married Mary-Clare Winwood, US-born daughter of the musician
Honours
Elliot was appointed a Knight Bachelor on 9 June 2023 as part of the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[31][32]
References
- ^ "Boris Johnson's resignation honours list in full". The Independent. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Our People". Hawthorn Advisors. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Owen, Jonathan (10 August 2021). "Hawthorn Advisors distances itself from co-founder amid lobbying row". PR Week. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "My perfect weekend: Ben Elliot". The Telegraph. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Addley, Esther (8 August 2001). "Mr society". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Cumming, Ed (19 October 2017). "Travels to my Elephant: charity aims to raise £1m to protect Asian elephants with rally across Rajasthan". The Independent. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ 'ELLIOT, Air Chief Marshal Sir William', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 4 Oct 2013
- ^ Colacello, Bob (December 2005). "Charles and Camilla, Together at Last". Vanity Fair | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "StartUp Summer: Ben Elliot". UCL. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Quintessentially. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ a b Pickard, Jim; Kinder, Tabby; Thomas, Daniel (3 March 2022). "Johnson under pressure to sack Tory fundraiser over Russia links". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Stone, Jon (3 March 2022). "Tory party chairman's company deletes webpage about Russia 'elite' connections". The Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Ben Elliot". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Posts published by Ben Elliot". The New York Times. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2016 - Business Brains". Evening Standard. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (8 February 2011). "Revolver sets Fire in Babylon". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Edwardes, Charlotte (25 April 2016). "Everything you need to know about Zac Goldsmith". Tatler. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION :: OpenCharities". opencharities.org.
- ^ "YouGov - Board of Directors". YouGov.
- ^ "Royal Albert Hall". www.royalalberthall.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Prime Minister appoints four new trustees to the Board of the Victoria & Albert Museum". GOV.UK. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Ben Elliot". The Centre for Policy Studies. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Gove appoints Food Waste Champion". GOV.UK (Press release). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ White, Nadine (26 July 2019). "These New Conservative Party Ministers Have Just Been Revealed". HuffPost UK.
- ^ "Quintessentially Foundation". Register of Charities. Charity Commission. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Quintessentially Foundation". CharityStars.
- ^ Fletcher, Daisy (23 February 2018). "Entrepreneur Ben Elliot explains why he'll take 400-mile cycle challenge to help feed hungry children". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Ben Elliot: Conservative Party money man with A-list connections". BBC News. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Williams, Christopher (8 September 2019). "Ben Elliot, friend to the rich and influential, aims to make his mark in politics". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "A new photograph of The King and The Queen Consort". The Royal Family. 4 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Resignation Honours 2023" (PDF). GOV.UK. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "No. 64120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 2023. p. 14502.
External links
- Ben Elliot on Twitter
- Interview with Ben Elliot at the Gentleman's Journal
- The stylish world of Quintessentially founder Ben Elliot at the Telegraph