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Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam (born 28 December 1960),[1] styledBaron Gillford from March 1989 to December 2009, is a businessman, government and financial communications specialist.[2]
The then Lord Gillford succeeded to theEarldom of Clanwilliam following the death of his father,the 7th Earl, in December 2009.
Educated atEton College and theRoyal Military Academy, Sandhurst,[3] the future Lord Clanwilliam started his business career withHanson plc, and has since been the director ofEurasia Drilling Company, the largest drilling and work-over company operating in Eurasia,Polyus Gold OJSC, the largest Russian gold mining company, AFKSistema, the largest conglomerate holding company in Russia, andNMC Health. He was the owner (with an 80% shareholding[4]) of the lobbying firm Meade, Hall & Associates.
Lord Clanwilliam was active in theConservative Party. Sitting as a councillor for two terms in theRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Clanwilliam was a Conservative Party donor and sponsored a table costing some £1,000 per person at the party's 2013 Summer Ball.[5]
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