James Palumbo
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Born | James Rudolph Palumbo 6 June 1963 London, England |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo Denia Wigram |
Residence(s) | London, England |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Net worth | £300 million,[1] (Est. 2020) |
James "Jamie" Rudolph Palumbo, Baron Palumbo of Southwark (born 6 June 1963) is a British entrepreneur and member of the House of Lords.
Biography
The eldest son of property developer
From 1984 to 1992, Palumbo worked in the
In September 1991 Palumbo, together with his school friend Humphrey Waterhouse and
In 1994 he launched legal proceedings against his father with his sister, Annabella Adams, claiming his father had mismanaged the family trust;[6] subsequently his father resigned as a trustee.[7]
His debut novel about corruption in the modern world, Tomas, was published in 2009.[8] Stephen Fry called the novel "remarkable... It's as if Thomas Pynchon and Burroughs and Vonnegut got together and had a bastard love child."[9] His second novel, Tancredi, about short-termism in politics, was published in 2011.
Following the 2010 election Palumbo helped reorganise
In 2017 he opened an animal sanctuary in Thailand with Rawipim Paijit, focused on spay and neuter, rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of street dogs.[12]
Personal life
He lives in London with his Thai friend, Rawipim Paijit.[3] He has a child, born in 1991 to Atoosa Hariri.[2]
References
- ^ The Sunday Times Rich List 2020
- ^ a b Wynne-Jones, Ros (2 November 1997). "The Man From the Ministry". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ a b Bell, Matthew (9 August 2009). "James Palumbo: There's only money, sex; and music and mellowing". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Club class: 20 years of the Ministry of Sound, The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Sony bought Ministry of Sound for £67m, Century Media for £12m". 11 January 2017.
- ^ Kelsey, Tim (11 April 1994). "Lord Palumbo accused of benefiting from trust". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Kate Rankine, 'Daily Telegraph', 13 September 2003, Business profile: Chairman with a passion for needlework
- ^ "Tomas", Quartet Books. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ YouTube
- ^ Sylvester, Alice Thomson Rachel (16 November 2013). "Palumbo the Younger ready to make peace over a cuppa". The Times.
- ^ "No. 60648". The London Gazette. 4 October 2013. p. 19575.
- ^ "James Palumbo on partying, politics and his new pet rescue mission". 4 September 2017.