The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament forWalsall North | |
| In office 4 November 1976 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | John Stonehouse |
| Succeeded by | David Winnick |
| Member of theHouse of Lords | |
| Life peerage 7 June 2000 – 12 December 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1942 (1942-04-25) (age 83) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | The Baroness Hodgson of Abinger |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Robin Granville Hodgson, Baron Hodgson of Astley Abbotts,CBE (born 25 April 1942) is a BritishConservative Party politician andlife peer.
Hodgson was born in 1942 inLeamington Spa. He was educated at the independent, fee-payingShrewsbury School. He graduated from theUniversity of Oxford in 1964 and attained anMBA from theWharton School of Finance in 1969.[1]
Hodgson ran as a Conservative in both theFebruary andOctober 1974 general elections, in which he unsuccessfully contested the stronglyLabour seat ofWalsall North. However, in a1976 by-election caused by incumbentJohn Stonehouse's imprisonment, Hodgson managed to overturn the large Labour majority to become the seat'sMember of Parliament.
However, at the1979 general election, Hodgson could not hold the seat against the Labour candidate,David Winnick, despite achieving an 11% swing for the Conservatives. The seat was then held by Labour until2017, when it was won back by the Conservatives'Eddie Hughes.
In 1981, he was selected as the candidate for the safe Conservative seat ofStratford-upon-Avon, but resigned his candidature in 1982 for undisclosed personal reasons, and never returned to the Commons. He was awarded aCBE in the 1992New Year's Honours.[2] Hodgson served as Chairman of the National Union of Conservative Associations from 1996 until 1998, and as Chairman of the National Conservative Convention from 1998 until 2000.[3]
He was created a life peer, asBaron Hodgson of Astley Abbotts,ofNash in theCounty of Shropshire, on 7 June 2000.[4][5] In November 2011, Hodgson was appointed byDavid Cameron's government to perform a wholesale review of theCharities Act 2006 andCharities Act 2011, which was published in 2012.[6] He is an ambassador for the volunteering network, REACH.[7]
In May 2021 Hodgson co-authored an essay entitled "Population Growth, Immigration, and 'the Levelling Up' Agenda" withLord Horam, for inclusion inCommon Sense: Conservative Thinking for a Post-Liberal Age published by theCommon Sense Group, an informal group of Conservative MPs.[8]
Hodgson has more than 40 years’ experience in the private equity, securities and investment banking industries. He co-founded the private equity and investment banking specialist group Granville in 1979, and spearheaded its growth as chief executive and then chairman. Lord Hodgson played a role in developing the new regulatory structure of the City, including 10 years as a director of the Securities and Futures Authority. He is the co-founder and Chairman of Nova Capital. Lord Hodgson holds a number of other non-executive directorships, is an active private investor and is Chairman of Nova’s Investment Committee.[9] He has also at various times been director of Staffordshire Building Society and Marstons plc, the pub chain.[10]
In 1982, Hodgson marriedFiona Ferelith Allom, who was created Baroness Hodgson of Abinger in 2013.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWalsall North 1976–1979 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of theNational Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations 1996–1998 | Succeeded by Himself as Chairman of the National Conservative Convention |
| Preceded by Himself as Chairman of theNational Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations | Chairman of the National Conservative Convention 1998–2000 | Succeeded by |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Gentlemen Baron Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | Followed by |
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