Virginia Bottomley
 Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone       (politician, lobbyist) | |
|---|---|
 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
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.
