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|name=Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone | |name=Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone | ||
| + | |constitutes=politician, lobbyist, deep state functionary? | ||
| + | |description=UK lobbyist politician possible [[deep state functionary]] | ||
|image=Virginia_Bottomley.jpg | |image=Virginia_Bottomley.jpg | ||
|image_width=240px | |image_width=240px | ||
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|birth_date=12 March 1948 | |birth_date=12 March 1948 | ||
|birth_name=Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Garnett | |birth_name=Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Garnett | ||
| + | |spouses=Peter Bottomley | ||
|alma_mater=University of Essex, London School of Economics | |alma_mater=University of Essex, London School of Economics | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Bottomley | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Bottomley | ||
|powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Virginia_Bottomley | |powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Virginia_Bottomley | ||
|sourcewatch=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Virginia_Bottomley | |sourcewatch=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Virginia_Bottomley | ||
| + | |companieshouse=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/4KxDBiZj28N2mR1LOFfu4GPWaZ4/appointments | ||
|birth_place=Dunoon, Scotland | |birth_place=Dunoon, Scotland | ||
|religion=Anglican | |religion=Anglican | ||
|political_parties=Conservative | |political_parties=Conservative | ||
|employment={{job | |employment={{job | ||
| − | |title=Member of Parliament | + | |title=Member of the House of Lords |
| + | |start=2005 | ||
| + | |end= | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=UK/Member of Parliament | ||
|employer=South West Surrey | |employer=South West Surrey | ||
|start=4 May 1984 | |start=4 May 1984 | ||
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| − | '''Virginia Bottomley''', Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, | + | '''Virginia Bottomley''', Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, is a British [[Conservative Party]] politician. She was a [[UK/Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[South West Surrey]] from 1984 to 2005, when her cousin [[Jeremy Hunt]] inherited the constituency. Virginia was then ennobled and became Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone.<ref>''[http://northernvoicesmag.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/the-secret-of-hunts-success-hunt.html "The Hunt Bottomley link"]''</ref> |
| − | + | ==Lobbyist== | |
| + | Baroness Bottomley now lobbies on behalf of the private health sector, was a director of [[BUPA]] between 2007-2013 and of [[Smith & Nephew]] between 2012-2021.<ref>''[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/aCSW6MuebJaUgDcdsarMbChEkOw/appointments "Director Smith & Nephew 2012-2021"]''</ref> Previously she was a member of the Supervisory Board of [[Akzo Nobel NV]] from 2000–12, and is a Trustee of the ''Economist''. | ||
| − | As part of her pro-bono activities, Baroness Bottomley is Chancellor of the [[University of Hull]]. She was a Governor of the [[London School of Economics]] for 31 years. She is a member of the UK Advisory Council of the International | + | ==Other activities== |
| + | As part of her pro-bono activities, Baroness Bottomley is Chancellor of the [[University of Hull]]. She was a Governor of the [[London School of Economics]] for 31 years. She is a member of the UK Advisory Council of the International Chambers of Commerce. She is Chair of Board Practice at executive head-hunting firm Odgers Berndtson where she has been since 2000.<ref>''[https://www.odgersberndtson.com/consultants/virginia-bottomley/ "Virginia Bottomley – Chair, Board Practice"]''</ref> | ||
| + | ==Nepotism== | ||
Baroness Bottomley is the aunt of former Labour MP [[Tristram Hunt]], whom she head-hunted to become Director of London's Victoria and Albert Museum in December 2016.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jun/10/virginia-bottomley-interview "Big-name hunter Virginia Bottomley fights to bag more jobs for women"]''</ref> | Baroness Bottomley is the aunt of former Labour MP [[Tristram Hunt]], whom she head-hunted to become Director of London's Victoria and Albert Museum in December 2016.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jun/10/virginia-bottomley-interview "Big-name hunter Virginia Bottomley fights to bag more jobs for women"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *Chancellor, [[University of Hull]] | ||
| + | *Council, [[London School of Economics]] | ||
| + | *Trustee, ''[[The Economist]]'' newspaper | ||
| + | *Governor, [[Ditchley Foundation]]<ref>Ditchley Foundation [http://www.ditchley.co.uk/the-foundations/the-ditchley-foundation/the-govenors Governors], organizational web page, accessed April 12, 2013.</ref> | ||
| + | *Patron, [[Volunteering England]] <ref>Volunteering England [http://www.volunteering.org.uk/aboutus/who-we-are/patrons Patrons], organizational web page, accessed July 16, 2012.</ref> | ||
| + | *Director of [[International Resources Group]] Limited, where she is Chair of Board & CEO Practice at Odgers Berndtson. | ||
| + | *Member of the International Advisory Council of [[Chugai Pharmaceutical]] Co. | ||
| + | *Chancellor of [[University of Hull]] | ||
| + | *Sheriff of Kingston upon Hull | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 13 October 2024
 Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone       (politician, lobbyist, deep state functionary?) | |
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 Baroness Bottomley head-hunted nephew Tristram Hunt and bequeathed her Surrey seat to cousin Jeremy Hunt | |
| Born | Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Garnett 12 March 1948 Dunoon, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Essex, London School of Economics |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Spouse | Peter Bottomley |
| Member of | Ditchley/Governors, Ditchley/UK |
| Party | Conservative |
Virginia Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, is a British Conservative Party politician. She was a UK/Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Surrey from 1984 to 2005, when her cousin Jeremy Hunt inherited the constituency. Virginia was then ennobled and became Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone.[1]
Lobbyist
Baroness Bottomley now lobbies on behalf of the private health sector, was a director of BUPA between 2007-2013 and of Smith & Nephew between 2012-2021.[2] Previously she was a member of the Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel NV from 2000–12, and is a Trustee of the Economist.
Other activities
As part of her pro-bono activities, Baroness Bottomley is Chancellor of the University of Hull. She was a Governor of the London School of Economics for 31 years. She is a member of the UK Advisory Council of the International Chambers of Commerce. She is Chair of Board Practice at executive head-hunting firm Odgers Berndtson where she has been since 2000.[3]
Nepotism
Baroness Bottomley is the aunt of former Labour MP Tristram Hunt, whom she head-hunted to become Director of London's Victoria and Albert Museum in December 2016.[4]
Affiliations
- Chancellor, University of Hull
- Council, London School of Economics
- Trustee, The Economist newspaper
- Governor, Ditchley Foundation[5]
- Patron, Volunteering England [6]
- Director of International Resources Group Limited, where she is Chair of Board & CEO Practice at Odgers Berndtson.
- Member of the International Advisory Council of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.
- Chancellor of University of Hull
- Sheriff of Kingston upon Hull
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References
- ↑ "The Hunt Bottomley link"
- ↑ "Director Smith & Nephew 2012-2021"
- ↑ "Virginia Bottomley – Chair, Board Practice"
- ↑ "Big-name hunter Virginia Bottomley fights to bag more jobs for women"
- ↑ Ditchley Foundation Governors, organizational web page, accessed April 12, 2013.
- ↑ Volunteering England Patrons, organizational web page, accessed July 16, 2012.
