David Triesman, Baron Triesman
Life Peerage | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | David Maxim Triesman 30 October 1943 Independent (2019-20) Communist Party of Great Britain (1970-1976) |
| Spouse | Lucy Hooberman |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Essex, King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Academic, trade unionist, Merchant Banker, Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
| Awards | Hon Doctorates, etc: University of Northamptonshire, London South Bank University, University of Essex, Icebreaker Award for China-UK Relations |
David Maxim Triesman, Baron Triesman (born 30 October 1943) is a British politician, merchant banker and former trade union leader.
Triesman is a
Background
Triesman (named Maxim after
Triesman was educated at the Stationers' Company's School in London, before going to the University of Essex and subsequently King's College, Cambridge.[2][4][5]
At Essex University, Triesman and a group of fellow students seized control declaring it a 'free university'.[6] He was subsequently suspended from Essex in 1968 after interrupting a meeting addressed by a defence industry scientist but readmitted after two weeks.[5][7]
He is a Senior Network Member at the European Leadership Network (ELN).[8]
Business career
Triesman has been involved in business in real estate, banking, publishing and fine art. He has served on the boards and advisory boards of several companies including chairing Victoria Management, the advisory board of UBS and Templewood Merchant Bank and some of its subsidiaries. He is an executive board member of the Salamanca Group and its subsidiaries, One Ocean Enterprises, Funding Affordable Homes (and its Housing Association).[citation needed]
Politics and union career
In 1959, aged 16, Triesman became a member of the
For a number of years, he was a lecturer and research director at South Bank Polytechnic (now
He then was appointed as the General Secretary of the Labour Party from 2001 to December 2003,[2][10] where a significant part of his job was to maintain the support of the trade unions who had become disillusioned with Tony Blair's government.[11]
He was created a
He served as
Triesman is a member of the Henry Jackson Society's Political Council,[14] and a member of the European Leadership Network Board and Top Level Group.
Triesman resigned from the Labour group in the House of Lords in July 2019 in protest at the party leadership's behaviour and policies with regard to
He rejoined the Labour Party in February 2020.[15]
Government office
Under
Football administration
A longtime fan of Tottenham Hotspur and patron of the club's charitable Foundation, Triesman became the first independent Chairman of the Football Association in January 2008.[16] He resigned in May 2010.[3] Triesman was a board member at Wembley National Stadium, the Premier League shareholders' meeting, the Football Foundation, and is a qualified senior football referee.[citation needed]
In February 2011 he testified before a
Comments about FIFA bribery allegations
On 16 May 2010, the
Personal life
Triesman spent many years in a relationship with the writer and critic Michelene Wandor until they split up in the late 1990s.[2] He married Lucy Hooberman in 2004[3] and has an adopted daughter.[21]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Labour's Lord Triesman resigns whip over 'anti-Semitism'". BBC News. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Francis Beckett (1 October 2001). "New Labour and proud of it". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Dysch, Marcus (21 May 2010). "Who is Lord Triesman?". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Eason, Kevin (16 May 2010). "Lord Triesman was out of touch and always doomed to fail". The Times. London.
- ^ a b "Oration for Honorary Graduand Lord David Triesman" (PDF). University of Essex. 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- YouTube
- ^ Lipsett, Anthea (18 October 2007). "Former radical appointed students minister". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
- ^ "Senior Network". www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-134-69415-0.
- ^ Tom Happold (16 December 2003). "Labour gets Carter for general secretary". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Grice, Andrew (25 August 2002). "David Triesman: The Blairite trade unionist determined to square the funding circle". The Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "No. 57178". The London Gazette. 14 January 2004. p. 443.
- ^ "Lord Triesman - Biography". House of Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Advisory Council - Political Council members". Henry Jackson Society. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Association, The Football. "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". www.thefa.com.
- ^ Damning criticism of English FA Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, RTHK, 9 February 2011
- ^ Matthew Syed (17 May 2010). "It's a travesty that Triesman has been forced out". The Times.
- ^ "Lord Triesman quits FA and 2018 World Cup bid jobs". BBC. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Ex-FA boss makes Fifa bribe claim". BBC News. 10 May 2011.
- ^ [1], Hansard, 14 May 2019
