Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston
Lord Temporal | |
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Assumed office 24 October 2022 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dominic Robert Andrew Johnson 1974 (age 49–50) London, England |
Spouse |
Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton
(m. 2006) |
Relatives | Archie Hamilton (father-in-law) |
Education | Durham University |
Dominic Robert Andrew Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston,
Early life
Johnson was born in London in 1974,[1] son of Patrick Johnson and Juliet Elizabeth, daughter of Lt Andrew John Craig-Harvey, 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, of Lainston House, Sparsholt, near Winchester, Hampshire, now a hotel. Juliet's mother, Mary, daughter of Royal Navy Captain Robert Bradshaw Wilmot Sitwell, CBE, was a descendant, through her mother, of the Conservative politicians Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers and Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet. Johnson's maternal uncle, Nicholas Craig-Harvey, is married to Lady Julia, daughter of the Conservative politician Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland and maternal granddaughter of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, also a Conservative politician.[2][3][4][5]
When Johnson was six months old, his mother fatally stabbed his father after an argument over a burnt meal; although two guests attempted to assist him, Patrick Johnson died two days later aged thirty one.[6] Johnson's mother, aged twenty seven, was found guilty of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility, and sent to Rooksdown Hospital in Hampshire; she was subsequently released and later remarried.[6] Johnson and his older sister were raised by their maternal grandparents.[6]
Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in politics from Durham University, where he was in Collingwood College, graduating in 1995.[1][7]
Career
Johnson began his career in finance with
In September 2022, SCM with assets under management of about $5 billion was up for sale, with Johnson planning to move into politics, and would be succeeded by chief operating officer Robert Diggle as CEO.[11]
Politics
From 2006 to 2010, Johnson was a Conservative councillor for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.[1]
In 2016, when his friend David Cameron stood down as prime minister, Johnson gave him the use of his £2,650-a-week Chelsea house,[1] and Cameron accordingly declared a benefit of more than £37,000 in the register of MPs' interests.[12]
Johnson has given more than £250,000 to the Conservative Party, and was its vice-chairman from 2016 to 2019.
On 2 October 2022, Johnson was appointed by
Sunak re-appointed Johnson as a Minister of State for International Trade on 24 November 2022.
In 2024 it was reported that Johnson “made clear that he was keen to see a bigger Infosys presence in the UK and would be happy to do what he could to facilitate that”.[16]
Personal life
In 2006, he married Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton (born 1974), the daughter of Archibald Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom, a British Conservative Party politician.[17]
References
- ^ a b c d e Walker, Owen (13 July 2019). "Jacob Rees-Mogg? He's great for our business, says Dominic Johnson". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 1973, p. 1041
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 1985, p. 1114
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, vol. 2, p. 2164, vol. 3, p. 3676-8
- ^ The Tatler, Wednesday, 10 Feb. 1965, pp. 16-19
- ^ ISBN 9781785904875. Retrieved 27 October 2022.)
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- ^ a b c "Dominic Johnson CBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Mason, Rowena (2 October 2022). "Jacob Rees-Mogg's business partner given senior minister role". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b Oldroyd-Bolt, David (3 November 2016). "The many, many millions of Mogg". The Spectator. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Somerset Capital up for sale as CEO Johnson plans departure - reports Annual profits plummeted by 34%". Investment Week. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Mason, Rowena (4 August 2016). "May's campaign was given £35,000 by donors Cameron put forward for honours". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Lord Johnson of Lainston". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Lainston House". The Telegraph. 3 October 2017.
- ^ [Sunak faces fresh Infosys scrutiny as minister accused of giving it ‘VIP access’]
- ISBN 9781870520805.