Max Mosley
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| Born | Max Rufus Mosley 13 April 1940 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Parents | • Sir Oswald Mosley • Diana Mitford |
| Children | • Alexander • Patrick |
| Spouse | Jean Taylor |
Max Mosley (born 13 April 1940) is the former president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association that represents the interests of motoring organisations and car users worldwide. The FIA is also the governing body for Formula One and other international motorsports.[1]
Lawyer
Mosley is the youngest son of Sir Oswald Mosley, former leader of the British Union of Fascists, and Diana Mitford.[2] He was educated in France, Germany, and Britain before going on to attend university at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a degree in physics. He then changed to law and was called to the bar in 1964. In his teens and early twenties, Mosley was involved with his father's post-war political party, the Union Movement (UM). He has said that the association of his surname with fascism stopped him from developing his interest in politics further, although he briefly worked for the Conservative Party in the early 1980s.[3]
Labour donor
in February 2017, Mosley donated £300,000 to Tom Watson deputy leader of the Labour Party (five times the amount Watson received from the GMB union). The £300,000 donation followed a £200,000 donation by Mr Mosley registered in June 2016 and £40,000 in August 2015. In the House of Commons register of members' interests, Tom Watson said the two biggest donations from Mr Mosley were donated via the Labour Party to support his office. The smallest one was to help fund his campaign to be Labour deputy leader.[4]
References
- ↑ "FIA wants to stay clear of sex scandal involving its president and newspaper"
- ↑ Diana Mosley: The third of the Mitford sisters, she married fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley and counted Hitler as a friend"
- ↑ "Max Mosley: Face to Face"
- ↑ "Now Corbyn's deputy Tom Watson is under pressure to return £540,000 donated by Max Mosley"
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